Distributions of the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) across a healthcare system following a large-scale roll-out.

Lauren J ScottNiamh M RedmondJoanna GarrettPenny WhitingKate NorthstoneAnne Pullyblank

Published in: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (2019)

NEWS ≥5 occurred in less than 20% of ED, ambulance and community populations studied and 30% of GP referrals. This suggests that in most out-of-hospital settings studied, high scores are reasonably uncommon.

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