{"id":625,"date":"2026-05-14T12:42:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T11:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/e81045\/?page_id=625"},"modified":"2026-05-14T12:42:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T11:42:26","slug":"sepsis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/e81045\/sepsis\/","title":{"rendered":"Sepsis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>What is Sepsis?<\/h3>\n<p>Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection.<\/p>\n<p>It happens when your immune system overreacts to an infection and starts to damage your body\u2019s own tissues and organs.<\/p>\n<p>You cannot catch sepsis from another person.<\/p>\n<p>Sepsis is sometimes called septicaemia or blood poisoning.<\/p>\n<h3>Symptoms<\/h3>\n<p>Sepsis is <strong>life threatening<\/strong> and it can be hard to spot.<\/p>\n<p>There are lots of possible symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>They can be like symptoms of other conditions, including flu or a chest infection.<\/p>\n<p>If you think you or someone you look after has symptoms of sepsis, <strong>call 999 or go to A&amp;E. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trust your instincts.<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-626\" src=\"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/e81045\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Poster.png\" alt=\"Poster\" width=\"980\" height=\"694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/e81045\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Poster.png 980w, https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/e81045\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Poster-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/e81045\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Poster-768x544.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/>\n<h3>Sepsis can be especially hard to detect in:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Babies and young children<\/li>\n<li>People with dementia<\/li>\n<li>People with a learning disability<\/li>\n<li>People who have difficulty communicating<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The UK Sepsis Trust<\/h3>\n<p>The UK Sepsis Trust was founded in 2012 by NHS consultant, Dr Ron Daniels BEM. Renowned for his systems and translational expertise, Ron had spent the previous 7 years developing and disseminating the Sepsis 6 pathway across the NHS and globally.<\/p>\n<p>Their goal is to end preventable deaths from sepsis and improve outcomes for sepsis survivors. They believe that earlier diagnosis and treatment across the UK would save several thousand lives a year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Website:<\/strong> https:\/\/sepsistrust.org\/<\/p>\n<p><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 0800 3896255<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is Sepsis? Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection. It happens when your immune system overreacts to an infection and starts to damage&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-625","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/e81045\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/e81045\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/e81045\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/e81045\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/e81045\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=625"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/e81045\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":627,"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/e81045\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/625\/revisions\/627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/e81045\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}