Treat sepsis patients within an hour, watchdog tells NHS staff

Treat sepsis patients within an hour, watchdog tells NHS staff NHS staff must begin treating patients suspected of having potentially lethal sepsis within one hour, the watchdog has said in a bid to crack down on avoidable deaths.

The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence today says that anyone showing symptoms, such as increased temperature, heart rate and rashes, must be swiftly examined by a senior doctor and started on life-saving drugs. The Daily Telegraph

See also:

• Sepsis : Quality Standard consultation National Institute of Health and Care Excellence
• The biggest killer you've never heard of BBC News
• NHS introduce rules after Mail's campaign against sepsis The Daily Mail
• NHS workers urged to be alert for sepsis and treat within an hour The Guardian