Innovating the way medical emergency teams function, can this lead to better patient outcomes? an attempt to understand this better

Introduction The increasing demand for hospital beds, an ageing population and shorter hospital stays have resulted in increased patient acuity and greater risk of clinical deterioration. This can have life threatening consequences which include in-hospital cardiac arrest, unplanned admission to the intensive care units (ICU) and death. Rapid Response Systems (RRS) or Medical emergency Teams (MET) are hospital wide systems that have been developed to provide a safety net for ward patients who suddenly deteriorate and develop complex care needs that may be outside the scope of clinical ward staff knowledge and skills.