Martha's Rule: Health secretary explains what it means for patients and familiesSource: Sky News
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00:00 So, as you've described, this was an utterly heart-rending case and I pay
00:06 tribute to Merope and Paul, Martha's parents, who have not just gone
00:11 through this horrific experience and lost their beloved daughter but have
00:14 also found the wherewithal to campaign to help other families. So what this
00:20 means is that if a parent or a family member or indeed the patient themselves,
00:26 if they're worried that their physical condition is deteriorating rapidly, then
00:31 they can ask for a rapid review by a team of clinicians who are not in their
00:37 immediate care, a second set of eyes if you like, looking at their condition to
00:41 double-check that the diagnosis is accurate, that nothing has been missed
00:46 and to give families the reassurance that very tragically Merope and Paul did
00:52 not have with Martha.
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