Georgina McNamara

Georgina McNamara: We need more specialist nurses to drive improvement on sepsis

Despite some progress, the initial treatment for many patients diagnosed with sepsis is still too slow. Getting it right could save 14,000 lives a year, says Georgina McNamara from the UK Sepsis Trust

A mother’s instinct

Thomas had been irritable, off food, lethargic and generally not himself for several days. On my third visit to the GP I was told to ‘take my nurse’s hat off’.