A number of existing published guidelines and documents that have been used in developing the Consensus Statement. These are listed below:
- Clinical Excellence Commission, Greater Metropolitan Clinical Taskforce, NSW Department of Health. Between the Flags Project: The Way Forward 2008, (PDF 127 KB)
- Department of Health, Competencies for Recognising and Responding to Acutely Ill Patients in Hospital 2009,
- Department of Human Services. Safer Systems - Saving Lives, Implementing a Rapid Response System 2006, (PDF 409 KB)
- Institute for Health Improvement, Getting Started Kit: Rapid Response Teams 2008,
- Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organisations, National Patient Safety Goals 2008, (PDF 256 KB)
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Acutely Ill Patients in Hospital: Recognition of and Response to Acute Illness in Adults in Hospital 2007, (PDF 542 KB)
- National Patient Safety Agency, Recognising and Responding Appropriately to Early Signs of Deterioration in Hospitalised Patients 2007,
- NHS Patient Safety First Campaign, The 'How to Guide' for Reducing Harm From Deterioration 2008, (PDF 743 KB)
- Veteran's Health Administration, Rapid Response Teams: A Bridge Over Troubled Waters 2007, (PDF 642 KB)
- NSW Department of Health, Recognition and Management of a Patient who is Clinically Deteriorating (PDF 268 KB)
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