Accurx vs NEWS2 PRO

Accurx Switch is now Accurx. The app used by over 120,000 healthcare professionals a month has been upgraded to include a bunch of new time-saving features to help give you time back every day. Features included in the app are: - Hospital directory: get quick contact details for everyone in your trust without needing to go to a switchboard - Accurx Scribe: save time by skipping the typing with this AI powered Scribe that transcribes to all of your patient interactions, instantly generates structured notes from the interaction and can generate your letters and other onward documents in seconds. All of this is saved, ready to review from your computer. - Message patients: message patients securely in the app - Message GP: Get faster responses from your patient’s GP with direct messaging that is quicker than call or email - Inbox: View your Accumail inbox on-the-go

See deterioration before it becomes a crisis. NEWS2 Pro is a fast, focused National Early Warning Score 2 tool built for the bedside — and it does what a plain calculator can't: it tracks the trend. LIVE SCORING - Aggregate NEWS2 updates instantly as you tap each parameter — no separate "calculate" step - Per-parameter sub-scores so you can see exactly what's driving the number - Colour-coded to the familiar NEWS2 chart SCALE 1 & SCALE 2, DONE RIGHT - Clear toggle with guidance on when Scale 2 applies (target SpO₂ 88–92%) - Oxygen saturations scored correctly against air or supplemental oxygen THE EXACT CLINICAL RESPONSE - Risk band, monitoring frequency and the recommended response for every score - Flags a single-parameter score of 3 as a trigger in its own right TREND TRACKING - Record serial observations across a shift - Trajectory chart with an automatic deterioration / rate-of-change flag - One-tap SBAR handover summary PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Works fully offline — reliable anywhere on the ward - No account, no sign-in; observations stay on your device NEWS2 reproduced from: Royal College of Physicians. National Early Warning Score (NEWS) 2: Standardising the assessment of acute-illness severity in the NHS. Updated report of a working party. London: RCP, 2017. Reproduced without modification. For educational and training use only. Not to be used as the sole basis for clinical management; always follow local policy and clinical judgement. NEWS2 is intended for adults aged 16 and over and is not for use in pregnancy, children, or spinal-cord injury.