UK Sepsis Trust supports calls for Group B Strep screening to save babies
The UK Sepsis Trust (UKST) is lending its voice to Group B Strep Support’s campaign asking for Group B Strep to be made a notifiable disease by the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC). Other charities calling for the change, which would make it a legal...
UK Sepsis Trust applauds Martha’s Rule rollout in England following teen’s death
At least 100 NHS trusts in England are expected to bring in the right to a second opinion initially. Martha Mills died aged 13 in 2021 after failures to identify and properly treat a case of sepsis that developed while she was in King’s College hospital in London She...
UKST supports 2024 edition of World Sepsis Congress Spotlight ‘Unmet Need in Sepsis Diagnosis and Therapy’
The 2024 World Sepsis Congress Spotlight ‘Unmet Need in Sepsis Diagnosis and Therapy’ will be hosted on Tuesday 23rd April. UKST’s founder and Joint CEO Dr Ron Daniels is Chair of the Global Sepsis Alliance, who are convening the event free of charge and completely...
UKST welcomes NICE sepsis guideline updates which herald end of confusing period for health professionals
The UK Sepsis Trust (UKST) welcomes updates to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) sepsis guideline (NG51) issued on Wednesday 31st January 2024. The NG51 guideline ‘Sepsis: recognition, diagnosis and early management’ has been newly updated,...