Deterioration in Service Users - Early Warning Signs and Structured Approaches Senior Staff
Early Warning Signs and Structured Approaches to Spotting Deterioration in Service Users - Senior Staff
Presentation, Handout, Knowledge Check Questions, Trainer Aide Answer Key
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Overall Aim: To develop senior staff and managers’ ability to recognise early
warning signs of deterioration using clear, non-clinical language and structured
observation tools to support timely escalation and decision-making.
Learning Objectives:
To recognise early warning signs of deterioration using non-clinical
observations.
To understand and apply structured tools such as soft signs, RESTORE2™,
NEWS2 awareness and Stop and Watch.
To use professional curiosity and baseline knowledge to identify when
someone is “not themselves.”
To improve communication and escalation through consistent use of
observation tools.
Presentation (41 Slides)
Aims and Objectives
Introduction
Early Warning Signs (Non- Clinical Language for Social Care)
Changes in Appearance
Changes in Breathing
Eating and Drinking
Confusion, Behaviour, Mobility
'They're Just Not Themselves'
Structured Approaches to Spotting Deterioration – Soft Signs
Soft Signs
Structured Approaches to Spotting Deterioration - RESTORE2™
RESTORE2™
Structured Approaches to Spotting Deterioration - NEWS2
NEWS2 - What Social Care Staff Need to Know
NEWS2
NEWS2 Observations
Structured Approaches to Spotting Deterioration – Stop and Watch Tool
Stop and Watch Tool - Key Prompts
Stop and Watch Tool
Structured Approaches to Spotting Deterioration - Service-Specific Observation Tools
Examples of Service-Specific Tools
Purpose of These Tools
Service-Specific Observation Tools
Summary
Key Messages
References and Further Resources
Word Documents
Handout
Knowledge Check Questions
Trainer Aide Answer Key
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