About NEWS2 - Calculator
This tool is based on the National Early Warning Score table. Keep in mind that your organization may have different guidelines.
NOTE! A low score does not rule out serious illness. NEWS is a supplementary tool for assessing the vital functions of adult patients and must always be used in combination with the competence and clinical judgment of healthcare professionals.
Reproduced from: Royal College of Physicians. National Early Warning Score (NEWS) 2: Standardising the assessment of acute-illness severity in the NHS. Updated report of a working party. London: RCP, 2017.
NOTE! A low score does not rule out serious illness. NEWS is a supplementary tool for assessing the vital functions of adult patients and must always be used in combination with the competence and clinical judgment of healthcare professionals.
Reproduced from: Royal College of Physicians. National Early Warning Score (NEWS) 2: Standardising the assessment of acute-illness severity in the NHS. Updated report of a working party. London: RCP, 2017.
