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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

RARE PHOTOS: Martha s rule having transformative effect nhs england data shows - The Real Truth

Closeup of girl with water and hills behind
Martha Mills died after doctors failed to move her to an intensive care unit despite her parents voicing serious concerns about her health. Photograph: Mills/Laity family photograph/PA

Patients have been moved to intensive care or received potentially life-saving treatment such as oxygen as a direct result of hospitals adopting Martha’s rule, NHS data shows.

Doctors and nurses have changed how they care for dozens of very sick patients since its introduction in many parts of the NHS in England during the course of 2024.

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