One in three calls to Martha’s rule helplines in the first 16 months of the scheme helped NHS staff identify that a patient’s condition was deteriorating, NHS England has said.New data show that between September 2024 and December 2025 there were 10 119 calls made to Martha’s rule helplines by patients, families, and staff.1A third of these calls (3457) helped identify acute deterioration, which led to 1885 patients receiving changes in treatment. This included 446 potentially lifesaving interventions to transfer patients to enhanced levels of care.NHS England said that more than 6000 calls about clinical, communication, or coordination concerns led to meaningful improvements in care or system navigation for patients and their families.The health service added that calls to Martha’s rule helplines have more than doubled since June last year (4911) as the rollout has ramped up.All adult and paediatric acute inpatient sites in the NHS are now in the…