Question follow-through · 21468

Sepsis: Preventive Medicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase awareness of sepsis prevention (a) nationally and (b) in each local NHS trust.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 19 Dec 2024
Target answer date: 7 Jan 2025
Answer: 7 Jan 2025 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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Votes on this topic

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026

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Recorded timeline

19 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase awareness of sepsis prevention (a) nationally and (b) in each local NHS trust.
7 Jan 2025
Target answer date
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7 Jan 2025
Answer published
Sepsis has no specific diagnostic test and presentation can vary, making it difficult to diagnose. Early intervention can prevent further deterioration of acutely unwell patients, to help mitigate negative outcomes.Recent evidence suggests that there is h...

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