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What is Martha’s Rule? Scheme rolled out after shocking NHS Trust maternity failures

A report found 520 mothers and babies suffered potentially avoidable harm or death

The Independent UK

She said four words, it saved her father's life — and are now a legal right in England

A new patient safeguard, 'Martha's Rule', is proving life-saving in England. Karen Osenton invoked the rule, securing a critical second opinion for her father, David, whose condition was rapidly declining due to overlooked warning signs. This patient-led review dramatically altered his treatment, highlighting the rule's power to empower families and…

The Times of India

The ‘life-saving’ impact Martha’s Rule is having in NHS hospitals as thousands trigger review process

The rule, which began a phased rollout two years ago, gives families formalised, 24/7 access to a second opinion and is now advertised throughout hospitals

The Independent UK

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Man’s blurred vision led to brain tumour diagnosis and 10 surgeries

His mother said her son has faced the ‘hardest part of his life with such bravery’

The Independent UK

Martha Stewart May Have Cancelled Thanksgiving – But Her Secret Hosting Rules Still Show Exactly How to Pull Off the Perfect Holiday Feast

Even when she skips the celebration, Martha’s approach to planning sets the standard for Thanksgiving 2025

Homes & Gardens

No disciplinary sanction for doctor’s ‘grave’ failures in care of Martha Mills

Professor Richard Thompson did not refer the 13-year-old to intensive care despite her displaying several high-risk indicators of sepsis.

Evening Standard

Senior doctor’s failures in teenager’s care ‘amounted to gross negligence’

A medical tribunal found that Professor Richard Thompson’s failures were ‘particularly grave’.

The Independent UK

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Parents’ intuition more likely to predict child’s critical illness than checking vital signs, study finds

In almost one in five cases studied, parents raised concerns about deterioration before various vital signs

The Independent UK

Parent intuition ‘can predict serious illness’ in children – study

It comes after the tragic death of Martha Mills where her parents repeatedly raised concerns.

The Independent UK

Doctor ‘gave misleading information’ on girl, 13, who later died of sepsis

The GMC says Martha Mills was referred to a paediatric intensive care unit ‘far too late’ after being described as ‘stable’.

Evening Standard

Martha’s Rule is ‘reducing harm’ as thousands seek second opinion, MPs told

The scheme was set up following the death Martha Mills.

Evening Standard

Martha’s Rule ‘transforming’ patient safety in the NHS

Merope Mills, who lost her daughter Martha to sepsis in 2021, has called for the initiative to be rolled out nationally.

Evening Standard

Martha’s rule to be rolled out in 143 NHS hospitals in England

Initiative will enable urgent second opinion and review of care of patients whose condition is deteriorating

The Guardian - UK

NHS to roll out 'Martha's Rule' from April, giving patients and families the right to an urgent second opinion

The head of the NHS has announced plans to roll out a new system across England that will give seriously ill patients and their families access to a second opinion if their condition worsens

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Evening Standard

What is Martha's rule? Right to second opinion is improving healthcare, data shows

Patients have been moved to intensive care or received potentially life-saving treatment since the right to a care review came into force in England

Evening Standard

Martha’s Rule to be rolled out by NHS from April in boost to patients

Families to be given access to second medical opinion after teenager’s sepsis death

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: How the death of Martha Mills sparked a movement for change

In today’s newsletter: After their daughter’s death in an NHS hospital, Martha Mills’s parents want to introduce a right to a second opinion

The Guardian - UK

Martha’s Rule may help save lives in the future

Letters: Readers respond to articles by Merope Mills and Paul Laity on the preventable death of their daughter Martha, and their campaign for change within the NHS

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The Conversation

Martha’s rule: second-opinion law can work – but only if organisational shortcomings are addressed

As things stand, hospital patients in England have no legal right to a second medical opinion. But that could soon change, as a campaign to give patients formal entitlement to an urgent second opinion is gathering momentum and gaining support from key figures, including those in government as well as…

The Guardian - UK

My daughter Martha died needlessly in hospital – we believe this change would have saved her

Martha’s Rule would give patients the right to call for an urgent second opinion, which could have prevented the unforgivable mistakes made in her case, says journalist Merope Mills

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