VitalPAC/NEWS 2 update: Information for all clinical colleagues
July 30, 2019
You will no doubt be aware of the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) which advocates a system to standardise the assessment and response to acute illness.
NEWS 2 is the update that incorporates some important clinical advances and is now the version running on VitalPAC.
The accompanying NEWS 2 paperwork has replaced the prior NEWS paperwork.
NEWS 2 will be the track & trigger system within Unity.
Below is a short information sheet that is pertinent to you if you have clinical contact with patients who have physiological observations recorded whilst at the Trust.