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      Announcements

        Mental Health Charts - launched November 2021 for Emergency Triage - click here

        Advice when patients present with COVID-19 symptoms click here

        Now available: MTS Presenting Complaints mapped to ECDS Chief Complaints click here

        Updated Instructor material available on your instructor page - access see Menu above

        April 2020: Updates launched - see links in the Manchester Triage System Updates box below

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        MTS
        There are 53 Emergency Triage charts which are presentation, not diagnosis based. Charts are based on what the patient says is happening, not what may be the cause. The MTS uses common names, discriminators and definitions in order to maintain consistency, safety and to allow robust auditing. It is a reductive system...
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        Telephone Triage
        The MTS Telephone Triage and Advice uses the same principles as Emergency Triage; with all charts, methodology and discriminator definitions following the same, easily recognisable MTS format ...
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        NaRT
        The Nursing and Residential Triage tool has been developed from the MTS Emergency Triage 3e, to support staff working in Nursing and Residential homes ...
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        Important Information
        It is important that the implementations of triage remain up-to-date.  Details of editions and which remain supported are in the Update documents found in the Updates to Manchester Triage System box below.The latest updates were published on 30th April 2020
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        Important Information

        The Manchester Triage System (MTS) was developed solely for registered Health Care Professionals (HCPs) due to the clinical skills and knowledge, required to assess needs and plan care, when performing a triage assessment. MTG will not support organisations allowing the use of MTS by staff who are non-HCPs (staff below Band 5 UK or international equivalent). In any medical negligence proceedings where the court requests evidence, MTG will send a letter to this effect. Click here to read the full rationale statement.

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        National Instructor Q&A

        The date for the next Emergency Triage Instructor Drop-in session has been planned for Tuesday 10th Januray 2023 13.00 – 14.00.

        Please bring any questions you may have regarding MTS to the session for discussion, we look forward to seeing as many of our instructors who can attend the session online. It will be a Zoom meeting Click here for the zoom link and full announcement.



      Manchester Triage Systems

      The Manchester Triage System is a clinical risk management tool used by clinicians worldwide to enable them to safely manage patient flow when clinical need far exceeds capacity. There are currently five MTS tools. Click below for more information about MTS or click on one of the other tools to learn more




      Emergency Triage

      Clinical risk assessment and management tool for use in Emergency Departments and Ambulance Service face-to-face contact. Click below for more information




      Telephone Triage

      Clinical risk assessment and management tool for use in Ambulance Service telephone contact and other clinical telephone triage services. Click below for more information




      Pre-Hospital Pathfinder

      Risk assessment and management tool for use in Ambulance Service face-to-face . Click below for more information




      Nursing and Residential Triage

      Risk assessment and management tool for use in Nursing and Residential Homes. Click below for more information




      Community Triage Tool

      Risk assessment and management tool for use by community assessment teams, first response assessment teams and pendant providers. Click below for more information




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