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Please update your RDS mobile app to version 4.7.1

We are pleased to advise that deep linking capability, enabling users to directly download individual mobile toolkits, has now been released on the RDS mobile app. When you install the update, you will see that each toolkit has a small QR code icon the header area beside the search icon – see screenshot below. Clicking on this icon will open up a window with a full-size QR code and the alternative of a short URL for sharing with users. Instructions are provided.

You may need to actively install the update to install RDS app version 4.7.1 to see this improvement. Installing this update is also strongly recommended to get the full benefits of the new contingency arrangements – specifically, that if the RDS website should fail, you will still be able to download new mobile app toolkits. 

To check your current RDS version, click on the three dots bottom right of the RDS app screen. This takes you to a “More” page where you will see the version number.  To install latest updates:

On iPhones – go to the Apple store, click on your profile icon top right, scroll down to see the apps waiting to be updated and update the RDS app.

On Android phones – these can vary, but try going to the Google Play store, click on your profile icon top right, click on “Manage apps and device”, select and update the RDS app.

Please get in touch with ann.wales3@nhs.scot with any questions.

National Early Warning Score (NEWS) 2 Standardising Assessment Guideline (874)

NEWS2 Guideline June 2020

Acknowledgement of NEWS2 update NEWS2 is the latest version of the national early warning score (NEWS) being updated in 2017. There are no copyright restrictions for using NEWS2 (Royal College of Physicians, 2017) and the NHSGGC NEWS2 chart has been 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.

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Editorial Information

Last reviewed: 15/09/2022

Next review date: 01/11/2024

Author(s): Royal College of Physicians.

Version: 2

Approved By: Acute Services Division Clinical Governance Forum

Reviewer name(s): Margaret Connolly.

Document Id: 874