TY - JOUR T1 - Viewpoint: What’s the NEWS? Supporting the identification of the deteriorating patient JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 291 LP - 291 DO - 10.3399/bjgp20X709398 VL - 70 IS - 695 AU - Alison Tavaré Y1 - 2020/06/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/70/695/291.abstract N2 - Surgery to stabilise my spine sorted the pain and power was restored to my leg. I was re-admitted feeling vaguely unwell and with a CRP of 600, but that had returned to normal and I arrived home, admittedly with a PICC line in place, but relishing the peace and the contrast to a busy Nightingale Ward.A few hours later I was deeply asleep, but suddenly woke with a profound feeling of doom. My husband called 999 saying something had happened but I was not making sense. Within minutes an ambulance crew were running into our house and, blue lights flashing, I was transferred to hospital.I remember doors swinging as the F1 ran onto the ward, but this was followed by a very disjointed conversation when I kept saying ‘I feel really, really ill’ and … ER -