How good are hospitals at treating 'hidden killer'? Patients' lives are being put at risk because of delays giving them treatment for sepsis, experts are warning.
Hospitals are meant to put patients on an antibiotic drip within an hour when sepsis is suspected - but research by BBC News suggests a quarter of patients in England wait longer.
Delays raise the chance of potentially fatal complications such as organ failure. But NHS England said there were signs performance was improving. And it said hospitals were getting better at spotting those at risk sooner. BBC News - Health
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