Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that all healthcare professionals receive training on (a) diagnosing, (b) managing and (c) testing for sepsis.

NHS England drives awareness of the identification, diagnosis and management of sepsis among healthcare professionals through a range of activities, including: promotion of the National Early Warning Score (NEW2); socialisation of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges’ recommendations on ‘the initial antimicrobial treatment of sepsis’; publication of key recommendations for improving the blood culture pathway as a vital diagnostic test for sepsis; and continued use of a Commissioning for Quality and Innovation scheme to drive recognition of sepsis in hospitals. Additionally, Health Education England has a large number of sepsis resources and training tools aimed at raising awareness of sepsis amongst healthcare professionals that are available online.