New system allowing patients to review care introduced across A&E

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New system allowing patients to review care introduced across A&E

A system known as Martha’s rule is being rolled out across every A&E department in England – allowing patients, their relatives and NHS staff to ask for a review of their care.

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The system is named after 13 year old Martha Mills, who died from sepsis in 2021.

Her family’s concerns about her treatment had been ignored – and the coroner ruled that she would probably have survived if she had been moved to intensive care earlier.

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Date: September 22, 2026