Fine balance between pragmatism and rigidness in system approaches to acute care

Roland, D; Rowland, A; Cotterill, S; Heal, C; Woby, S; Garratt, N; Brown, S; Long, AJ

Abstract

Reluctance of the Royal College of General Practitioners to endorse NEWS2 (the second iteration of the national early warning score) has surprised some and been supported by others.1 This dichotomy over what seems to be a proved safety measure shows the fine balance between pragmatism and rigidness in system approaches to acute care.

Citation

Roland, D., Rowland, A., Cotterill, S., Heal, C., Woby, S., Garratt, N., …Long, A. (2019). Fine balance between pragmatism and rigidness in system approaches to acute care. BMJ, 367, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l6226

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 22, 2019
• Publication Date: Oct 31, 2019
• Deposit Date: Nov 6, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 11, 2019
• Journal: British Medical Journal (BMJ)
• Print ISSN: 0959-8138
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Volume: 367
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l6226
• Publisher URL: https://www.bmj.com/content/367/bmj.l6226.full
• Related Public URLs: https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/367/bmj.l6226.full.pdf
• Additional Information: Projects : Refining and testing the diagnostic accuracy of an assessment tool (PAT-POPS) to predict admission and discharge of children and young people who attend an emergency department