uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Escalation of care and Martha’s Rule

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A 75 year old woman with COPD is admitted with an infective exacerbation. On day 3 she becomes more drowsy with new right arm weakness and slurred speech. Her NEWS2 has risen from 3 to 8 over 2 hours. The family are concerned that staff are not responding. Under the recently introduced Martha’s Rule in England, what can the family do?

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