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Sepsis: Death

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to help reduce sepsis mortality in patients with leukaemia and other cancers.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
20 Nov 2025
Target answer date
24 Nov 2025
Answer
27 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 20 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to help reduce sepsis mortality in patients with leukaemia and other cancers.

  2. 24 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 27 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    Sepsis has no specific diagnostic test, and the signs and symptoms can vary hugely across all patients, making sepsis challenging to diagnose early. It is therefore critical that all acutely unwell patients are treated promptly and appropriately regardles...

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