Mark, Author at The UK Sepsis Trust

Campaigner buys 20 bus ads to share story of tragic loss of sister to sepsis

by Mark | Apr 19, 2022 | Awareness

A UK Sepsis Trust inspirational supporter, Nicola Riach, found an innovative way of raising awareness of sepsis in loving memory of her sister; by organising a series of adverts featuring the symptoms to appear across a fleet of 20 First buses in Aberdeen. Her sister,...

Calls to ensure NHS staff aware of sepsis signs after ‘avoidable’ death

by Mark | Mar 3, 2022 | Awareness

More must be done to ensure that NHS staff are aware of the signs and symptoms of sepsis, an ombudsman has said, following the “avoidable” death of a patient. Stephen Durkin, a factory worker from Hereford, died after suffering organ failure from sepsis. The...

Infection Management Coalition White Paper

by Mark | Feb 9, 2022 | Awareness

First of its kind coalition sees health industry, professional bodies and experts come together to holistically tackle ‘hidden pandemic’ of antibiotic resistant infections COVID-19 has shone a light on the need to consider infection management as a whole Coined as the...

A Day in the Life of a Support Nurse

by Mark | Feb 4, 2022 | Support

Join us as we follow a day in the life of our Support Nurse, Emma, who qualified as a nurse in 2004 and has worked in critical care for nearly 17 years before joining The UK Sepsis Trust in her current role. Discover the topics she deals with on a day-to-day basis and...

The Jenny Perry Project

by Mark | Feb 3, 2022 | Fundraising

In 2019 Mark Evason, from Kings Clipstone near Mansfield, formed a six-piece band known as The Jenny Perry Project, in the wake of the shock he felt surrounding his wife’s unexpected death. To date, the band has raised over £5,000 for the UK Sepsis Trust;...