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Martha’s rule: Second opinion rolled out to every acute hospital in England after campaign

Martha developed sepsis while under the care of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in south London

The Independent UK

Martha’s rule for second opinion rolled out to every acute hospital in England

Martha Mills developed sepsis while under the care of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in south London.

Evening Standard

No sanction for doctor found guilty of misconduct in Martha’s rule case

Tribunal says consultant’s failings in treatment of Martha Mills ‘single lapse of judgment in an otherwise exemplary career’

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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

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

A medical tribunal found that Professor Richard Thompson’s failures in the care of Martha Mills were ‘particularly grave’

Evening Standard

Doctor guilty of misconduct over case of girl, 13, whose death led to Martha’s rule

Panel found Prof Richard Thompson failed to escalate Martha Mills’s treatment to intensive care or to review her condition directly in person

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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

Senior doctor accused of failures in case that gave rise to Martha’s rule

Prof Richard Thompson accused of wrongly failing to escalate care of Martha Mills, 13, before she died of sepsis

The Guardian - UK

Martha Mills young writers’ prize 2025 opens for entries

This year’s competition for 11- to 14-year-olds, in memory of the budding writer who died aged 13, is on the theme of A New World

The Guardian - UK

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

Mother hopes Martha’s rule will ‘upend hierarchy’ on hospital wards

Campaigner calls for mutual respect between patients and doctors, as 143 NHS sites sign up to rapid review scheme

The Guardian - UK

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

Martha Mills young writers’ prize open for entries

Philip Pullman will help choose this year’s winners of award set up in memory of the keen young writer who died aged 13 in 2021

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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

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

The Guardian - UK

‘Martha’s rule’ granting urgent second opinion to be adopted in 100 English hospitals

Initiative before national rollout will allow review of care for patients whose condition is deteriorating

The Guardian - UK

Martha’s rule must be available 24/7, England’s patient safety commissioner says

Patients and relatives must be able to request second opinion from critical care team at any time of day or night, government told

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The Guardian - UK

Government backs Martha’s rule on right to second medical opinion in England

Announcement follows campaign by parents of Martha Mills, 13, who died in hospital after developing sepsis

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

Evening Standard

OPINION - Martha Mills’s death shows there’s a deep-rooted problem lurking in the NHS — groupthink

Listen to the patient, [they are] telling you the diagnosis”. So said William Osler, the “father of modern medicine”. It is a rule that is not always followed.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Martha’s Rule: boosting patient power could save lives

Editorial: The right to seek a second opinion in hospital, when treatment isn’t working, is in all our interests

The Guardian - UK

Can I forgive myself for my daughter’s death?

Two years after his 13-year-old child died needlessly in hospital, a father reflects on life without her

The Guardian - UK

Winners of the inaugural Martha Mills prize for young writers announced

Judges praised the ‘staggering amount of talent on display’ in entries to the competition launched by the London Review Bookshop for writers aged 11 to 14

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