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This conference focuses on recognising & responding to the deteriorating patient in primary and community care. The conference will include National Developments including the new Sepsis 2024 NICE guidance, the national rollout of Martha’s Rule, and focus on best practice in primary care. The conference will include practical case study based sessions on identifying patients at risk of deterioration, improving practice in patient observations, the role of human factors in responding to the deteriorating patient, improving escalation and understanding success factors in escalation, involving patients and families in recognising deterioration, using clinical judgement, and improving the communication and use of NEWS2 in primary care, the community including care homes, and at the interface of care.
There is also a focus on the nursing role in recognising and managing deteriorating patients in care homes and the community
“Improving the detection and treatment of acute deterioration remains a critical patient safety priority for the NHS”
Dame Ruth May Chief Nursing Officer for England February 2024
“Sudden acute deterioration in health can occur as a result of a wide variety of causes across all systems. This includes infection, cardiovascular issues, haemorrhage and embolism amongst others. These high-consequence pathological conditions can present in the community. It is important that they are recognised and managed appropriately in general practice.”
RCGP
“The unwell patient at risk of deterioration presenting in general practice requires the clinician to:
Identify relatively unusual but well recognised acute presentations
Assess the patient appropriately
Respond and provide interventions (where appropriate) to start treatment or stabilise the patient
Effectively communicate their assessment to achieve a timely response from colleagues within the healthcare system. This includes, for example, ambulance switchboard, paramedic and secondary care teams.”
Royal College of General Practitioners
This conference will enable you to:
Network with colleagues who are working to improve the recognition and management of deteriorating patients in an out of hospital setting
Learn from outstanding practice in improving care for deteriorating patients
Reflect on the practicalities of implementing the national rollout of Martha’s Rule
Update your knowledge on the updated 2024 NICE Sepsis Guideline
Understand best practice and the role of NEWS2 in a primary care setting
Reflect on national developments and learning
Understand the practicalities of involving patients and their families in the recognition of deterioration
Develop your skills in identifying deteriorating patients
Understand what success factors facilitate escalation of care and how can these be applied more reliably
Understand how to work with clinical teams to create a language and spread this across the whole health system
Self assess, reflect and expand your skills in the management of sepsis, and communicating the risks to patients who have recovered from Covid-19
Improving practice in the community and at the interface of care
Supports CPD professional development and acts as revalidation evidence. This course provides 5 Hrs training for CPD subject to peer group approval for revalidation purposes
