Wednesday 13 September 2017

Pharmacists and care staff will be trained to spot sepsis

Pharmacists and care staff will be trained to spot sepsis Pharmacists and care home staff will be trained to spot sepsis under updated guidelines from Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

They will be taught to look for symptoms of rapid breathing, a fast heart rate, raised temperature or a rash.

The Health Secretary wants to massively boost the awareness of sepsis, which kills 37,000 in England a year.

He is also publishing guidelines on the internet for parents telling them how to recognise the warning signs in children. The Daily Mail

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