Patients and families as partners in detecting the deteriorating patient condition 

Involving your patients and their families as part of the care team is vital to a good outcome. The following tools and resources will assist you in effectively giving family members a voice and partnering with them for safe care. Feel free to share these with your patients or adapt them to your local healthcare setting. 

• 10 Warning Signs of a Rapidly Declining Patient (2011) 
  Safety Is Personal - Partnering with Patients and Families for the Safest Care, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (2014) 
  Jaundice & Kernicterus: What you should know about jaundice management, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) 
• Symptoms of sepsis, Sepsis Alliance (2022) 
• Heavy bleeding after birth (post-partum haemorrhage) patient information leaflet, College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2016) 
• Condition H (patient initiated rapid response program), Josie King Foundation (2016)