Sepsis
Sepsis: why a nationally agreed early warning system for children is urgently needed
Children's nurse Gillian Priday urged RCN congress to lobby for mandatory training to...
24 Jun 2019
What we need to do to reduce the number of sepsis cases in the UK
With 200,000 cases in the UK every year, compulsory training in sepsis is vital
11 Jun 2019
Congress demands mandatory sepsis training
RCN members back call for mandatory sepsis training after hearing survivor’s account
23 May 2019
RCN congress to hear call for mandatory sepsis training for nurses and midwives
Sepsis survivor Tom Ray will use keynote speech to campaign for better support for nurses
22 May 2019
Learning disability nursing delegates attempt world record at Positive Choices
Hundreds take part in world record sign language bid at conference
01 May 2019
Give antibiotics for UTI to lessen sepsis risk
Antibiotics for suspected urinary tract infection in older people lessen the risk of sepsis
12 Apr 2019
Sepsis guidance: what nurses are now required to do
Compliance has become mandatory for all NHS trusts in England
09 Apr 2019
New sepsis guidance: nurses must escalate concerns earlier
NHS England calls for faster action – not just in the ED – but for in-patients too
12 Mar 2019
Innovations in managing at risk and deteriorating adult patients at home
This article describes innovations in the recognition and management of at risk and...
12 Mar 2019
Dear diary, it’s been another demanding day
Three nurses’ accounts of a shift offer a moving insight into daily pressures in the NHS
04 Mar 2019
New three-minute sepsis detection test ‘could save thousands of lives’
Experts hope low-cost biomarker test will be available in the NHS in three to five years
20 Feb 2019
Planting the seeds of sepsis education
A trip to India by RCNi student award winner helped her share infection control knowledge
13 Feb 2019
RCN Wales Nurse of the Year: award for nurse who took action to boost sepsis education
Teaching package supports community staff to excalate concerns about patient deterioration
19 Nov 2018
Shrewsbury and Telford care review: questions over deaths of 36 mothers and babies
Trust in special measures over concern about poor emergency and maternity care
14 Nov 2018
Sepsis data tool could improve care and patient outcomes, says nurse expert
The SOS Insights Dashboard builds a picture of cases at local, regional and national level
24 Oct 2018
Healthcare regulator monitors NHS trust’s services following inspection concerns
‘Urgent conditions’ imposed on Shrewsbury and Telford’s maternity and emergency departments
23 Oct 2018
60 seconds with sepsis specialist nurse Clair Sandy
Sepsis specialist nurse Clair Sandy talks about her work and her best lesson from nursing
19 Sep 2018
Nurses’ concerns about sepsis ‘ignored’ at Russells Hall Hospital emergency department
CQC inspectors demand regular updates on A&E staffing, sepsis management and triage
10 Sep 2018