MORE THAN 140 hospitals will test and roll out Martha’s Rule in its first year, NHS England announced today.

The rule will allow patients and families to seek a second opinion if they feel their condition, or the condition of a loved one, is deteriorating and they are not being listened to.

It follows the death of 13-year-old Martha Mills, who developed sepsis after suffering a pancreatic injury following a fall from her bike, in 2021.