Publish date: 22 January 2024

The clinical skills team have added NEWS2 and 'escalation of a deteriorating patient' training to the prospectus in section two.

There are different ways you can access this training.

  1. A three hour session with a practical opportunity for manual clinical observations for staff who may be new in their role or have never done observations.

  2. An hour and a half refresher for those who may already have some knowledge and skills.

  3. An e-reader on ESR for those who cannot attend.

To achieve the competency, staff can complete any version.

Following this, you can complete a competency assessment for NEWS2 and Clinical Observations (PART B). This is a 1-1 session that takes an hour.

More information:

Part A starts on 7 February and Part B starts on 23 January .

For more information, email clinicalskillsteam@merseycare.nhs.uk