Click the checkbox and use this link for a NEWS-2 calculator, document the score and risk status in the text box that appears below.
NOTE: NEWS-2 has not been validated in primary care - the recommendation below refers to secondary care patients
CONSIDER SEPSIS IF SCORE ≥ 5 (+ use clinical judgement)
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) recommend that sepsis should be considered in any patient with a NEWS of 5 or more. However, NEWS should be used alongside clinical judgement, as a high score for some individuals, i.e. those at the end of their life may need to be actioned differently.
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