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    Chart 4: Clinical Response To The NEWS Trigger Thresholds

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    This document outlines the clinical response thresholds and monitoring frequencies based on the National Early Warning Score. It provides guidance for patient monitoring and escalation of care for scores between 0 and over 7.

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    This document outlines the clinical response thresholds and monitoring frequencies based on the National Early Warning Score. It provides guidance for patient monitoring and escalation of care for scores between 0 and over 7.

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    This document outlines the clinical response thresholds and monitoring frequencies based on the National Early Warning Score. It provides guidance for patient monitoring and escalation of care for scores between 0 and over 7.

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    Chart 4: Clinical response to the NEWS trigger thresholds

    NEW score Frequency of monitoring Clinical response

    0 Minimum 12 hourly • Continue routine NEWS monitoring

    • Inform registered nurse, who must


    assess the patient
    Total
    Minimum 4–6 hourly • Registered nurse decides whether increased
    1–4
    frequency of monitoring and/or escalation of
    care is required

    • Registered nurse to inform medical team


    3 in single parameter Minimum 1 hourly caring for the patient, who will review and
    decide whether escalation of care is necessary

    • Registered nurse to immediately inform the


    medical team caring for the patient
    Total
    • Registered nurse to request urgent assessment
    5 or more
    Minimum 1 hourly by a clinician or team with core competencies
    Urgent response
    in the care of acutely ill patients
    threshold
    • Provide clinical care in an environment with
    monitoring facilities

    • Registered nurse to immediately inform the


    medical team caring for the patient – this
    should be at least at specialist registrar level
    Total • Emergency assessment by a team with critical
    7 or more Continuous monitoring of care competencies, including practitioner(s)
    Emergency response vital signs with advanced airway management skills
    threshold • Consider transfer of care to a level 2 or 3
    clinical care facility, ie higher-dependency unit
    or ICU
    • Clinical care in an environment with
    monitoring facilities

    National Early Warning Score (NEWS) 2 © Royal College of Physicians 2017

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