Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 21468
Sepsis: Preventive Medicine
Tabled: 19 December 2024
Answered: 7 January 2025
Question
Satvir Kaur
Labour — Southampton Test
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase awareness of sepsis prevention (a) nationally and (b) in each local NHS trust.
Answer
Sepsis has no specific diagnostic test and presentation can vary, making it difficult to diagnose. Early intervention can prevent further deterioration of acutely unwell patients, to help mitigate negative outcomes.Recent evidence suggests that there is h...
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