Royal Surrey County Hospital

“Admission - For admission of a patient with pneumonia to a BMI hospital without HDU/ITU facilities, | a patient's current and previous medical and surgical history is considered to confirm that they meet i the criteria for admission to the hospital with no HDU/ITU facilities i.e. patients requiring level 0 - to level 1 care. It is acknowledged that clinical deterioration can occur at any stage of a patient's pathway and the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) is a tool in use to support staff in”