Last week, NHS England published its 10-Year Plan to address inconsistencies and poor quality in sepsis health care.
Identifying sepsis as a significant cause of death and placing considerable pressure on health services as well as finances, the government has stated its aim to reduce severe impacts from sepsis by 25% by 2035.
The challenges are recognised in that sepsis can be a complex condition which is not consistent in its impact on sectors of society and which is also time critical.
The Modern Service Framework for Sepsis identifies six themes which are to be addressed in order to produce consistent and high-quality care across all settings.
These key aspects are as follows:
• A personalised approach
• Supporting people to understand sepsis
• Prevention of severe infection and sepsis where possible
• Identification of severe infection and sepsis
• Escalation of care
• A response that is timely, appropriate and effective
Improvement programmes and actions to be achieved over varying time periods from immediate to the long-term aim to deliver high-quality care and adherence to existing standards.
The fact remains, however, that sepsis is a life-threatening condition and the UK Sepsis Trust states that many sepsis deaths are preventable with appropriate and timely care.
Negligence in relation to the medical response to sepsis can often be the focus of a claim for compensation where care has gone wrong and the patient and their family have suffered as a result.
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