This app is a collaboration between NHS Education for Scotland (NES) and the Scottish Patient Safety Programme (SPSP) - it provides:A National Early Warning Scoring System (NEWS) calculator to alert clinicians to the deteriorating patient and acute illnessA Sepsis Screening tool for the prompt recognition and the timely initiation of treatment of patients with Sepsis. An outline of the Sepsis 6 care bundle for the treatment of SepsisAn algorithm to help identify Organ Dysfunction, Severe Sepsis, Septic Shock and when to escalate care for the individual patient.

NHS Scotland NEWS and Sepsis Screening Tool alternatives

ManchEWS 2

This app is a handy reminder for the various parameters used in the Manchester Early Warning Scoring system for paediatric patients. Choose the childs age category by the bottom tab button, then use the sliders to set the recorded observations. Observation data should be entered on the medical and nursing notes as is standard practice.

  • size 18.0 MB

fastECG

Send a paper ECG to anyone in a simple, fast and secure way. Out of hospital heart infarct? Take a picture of the ECG, image is compressed to optimal size for reading Mask sensitive information if needed (patient name) Send it to the fastECG website Retrieve the code generated by the app Call the person you want to show the ECG and give them the code They can now enter the code on fastECG.com and see your ECGThis app has been approved by cardiologists: the picture quality and resolution allows for normal interpretation of the ECG.

  • size 11.8 MB

Wells Score Calculator

Easily calculate the Wells Score. A clinical scoring system that aids in the management of VTE (DVT and PE). The app includes work flow information from the latest NICE guidance CG144.

  • size 11.8 MB

ECG Pocket Reference UK

This app is provided for healthcare professionals only. The ECG Pocket Reference offers healthcare professionals an aid to ECG interpretation. The ECG Pocket Reference features:* A library of detailed ECG tracings, searchable by category or by thumbnail* Expandable high-resolution images, allowing you to zoom in with exceptional clarity* Clinical notes explaining the clinically relevant features of each ECG* An interactive quiz to test healthcare professionals interpretive skillsThe app is currently available to you and your department as a service to medicine from Servier.

  • rating 3.7
  • size 2.4 MB

Sepsis 6

The incidence of sepsis is increasing and is the single most common cause of admission to general Intensive Care Units globally. The accurate diagnosis of severe sepsis and septic shock, and the subsequent use of the Sepsis 6 management bundle, can help to reduce in hospital mortality. This free to use app has been designed to try to simplify the timely diagnosis and management of this potentially fatal disease.

  • rating 5.0
  • size 1.0 MB