Asked what she thinks would have happened had Ryan’s rule not existed, McDaniel does not need to wait until the question is finished. “Weston would not be here,” she tells the Guardian. Renee Williams lay unconscious and deteriorating in a ward of a busy Brisbane public hospital with not a doctor in sight. Since 2011, Patient Safety and Quality, Clinical Excellence Queensland, has led extensive and ongoing collaboration with key stakeholders, consumers and the Saunders Family in the development of the Ryan's Rule process and associated resource material. The following stakeholders have been involved in the development of Ryan's Rule:

Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Librarians Group is the official group for requesting additions or updates to the catalog, including: Nine months on from that medical emergency, Tracie said it horrified her to think of what could have happened if she had not called Ryan’s Rule. His death was found to be in all likelihood preventable,” says a brochure about Ryan’s Rule. “Staff did not know Ryan as well as his mum and dad knew him. When Ryan’s parents were worried he was getting worse, they didn’t feel their concerns were acted on in time.” Lithium battery operated devices such as drones and quadcopters are accepted for carriage in the cabin once the battery does not exceed 160-watt hours. If the battery exceeds 160 watt-hours, the device cannot be accepted on board the aircraft. In 2011, a coroner agreed, finding Ryan’s treatment beset by serious errors. That report would pave the way for what would become known as Ryan’s rule – a process by which patients of any age, or parents and carers, can call upon a senior clinician for a second opinion.

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But the principle that patients and parents who believe their concerns are not being taken seriously are entitled to a second medical opinion could soon apply in England too. Patient Safety and Quality provides training and ongoing support to local Ryan's Rule coordinators. Both barristers asked for their clients to be released today due to the time they had already spent in custody. Two burglars said they were “going on a mad one” before creeping into a house while the owner and her daughter slept upstairs.

Ryan’s Rule is named after a young boy, Ryan Saunders, who died in a Queensland hospital in 2007. It allows parents to get their child’s care reviewed, if they think their concerns aren’t being listened to by hospital staff.

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Ryan would now be 18. Since his eponymous rule was established in 2013, it has been invoked 10,845 times in Queensland – and its use is increasing. In 2022, Ryan’s rule was invoked 1,994 times. So far in 2023, it has been used 1,524 times. Events like the fast-approaching 16th anniversary of Ryan’s death, she says, are a constant reminder of what she has lost.

A coroner ruled last year that, had doctors identified the warning signs and transferred her to intensive care earlier, Martha would most probably have survived. Martha would have turned 16 on Monday.Steve Barclay, the UK health secretary, this week cited Ryan’s rule as a measure shown to have saved lives, as ministers consider introducing a similar approach in England, which would be known as “ Martha’s rule”. Authors, if you are a member of the Goodreads Author Program, you can edit information about your own books. Find out how in this guide. Tracie was close to tears as she recalled being unable to rouse Renee, who had pneumonia and a urinary tract infection, which had developed into sepsis — a potentially life-threatening reaction — in September, 2021. Tracie said the Ryan's Rule nurse found Renee's vital signs were so concerning, a "code blue" – medical speak for a patient emergency – was called, triggering the dispatch of a rapid response team to Renee's bedside.