Table 1 Criteria to achieve Standard 9
From: Recognising and responding to deteriorating patients: what difference do national standards make?
Establishing recognition and response systems | |
 Health service organisations have policies or protocols for the organisation that are implemented in areas such as: measurement and documentation of observations, escalation of care, establishment of a rapid response system and communication about clinical deterioration. Information about these systems is collected and feed back to the clinical workforce to track performance and outcomes over time. | |
Recognising clinical deterioration and escalating care | |
 Mechanisms that record physiological observations and include triggers to escalate care when deterioration occurs are in place. Mechanisms are in place to escalate care and call for emergency assistance. | |
Responding to clinical deterioration | |
 Criteria for triggering a call to the response team are included in the escalation protocol and these calls are regularly reviewed. The clinical workforce is trained in basic life support, and a clinician with advanced life support training is available on-site or nearby at all times. | |
Communicating with patients and carers | |
 Patients, families and carers are informed of recognition and response systems and can respond to the processes of escalating care |