Huge variations in sepsis management between different trusts

Delays in giving treatment for sepsis are putting patients lives at risk, according to BBC News research. Patients are supposed to receive an antibiotic drip in hospital within an hour when sepsis is suspected – but the BBC research suggests a quarter of patients in England wait longer. NHS England said there were signs performance was improving and it said hospitals were getting better at spotting those at risk sooner. The UK Sepsis Trust (UKST) has also announced findings from an APPG report on sepsis, revealing that the overwhelming majority of Trusts and hospitals use clinical tools developed by the UK Sepsis Trust.