Key points from article :
Sepsis is a rare but serious complication of an infection. Without prompt treatment, it can lead to multiple organ failure and death.
According to NHS data 44,000 deaths happening every year in the UK, and 14,000 are preventable deaths.
37% of patients that need antibiotics for sepsis are not getting them within an hour.
14 hospital trusts are only screening one in every two people with signs of sepsis.
One in four NHS hospital trusts is failing to give antibiotics to half their patients with sepsis within the recommended time.
