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Inquest overturns previous sepsis finding in six-year-old’s death

A six-year-old girl thought to have died from sepsis was in fact suffering from a rare blood condition triggered by E.coli infection, an inquest has found. Coco Rose Bradford died on July 31 2017 at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, having ...

14 Jan 2022 at 19:55

Local News

Browne urges more Sepsis awareness

Sinn Féin TD Martin Browne has urged people to become more sepsis aware. Teachta Browne made the appeal during a presentation on the illness at Leinster House on Thursday last. Teachta Browne said: “Last year, the Joint Committee on Public ...

22 May 2023 at 15:33

Kilkenny City

Kilkenny Castle to light up tonight (Friday) to raise awareness of life-threatening infection

Kilkenny Castle will light up red tonight (Friday) for 'Lil Red's Legacy Sepsis Awareness Campaign' on World Sepsis Day. Sepsis, sometimes called Septicaemia or blood poisoning, is a life-threatening reaction to an infection that can lead ...

13 Sept 2024 at 12:33

Health

Grandma told she would lose use of legs due to E.coli infection ‘eating her spine’ is now planning trip to Australia

A grandmother who was told she would lose the use of both of her legs after she developed an E.coli infection which was “eating her spine” and subsequently turned into sepsis has made a miraculous recovery and is now planning to travel ...

14 Dec 2022 at 08:00

Watchdog considering criminal prosecution after girl, 13, died in hospital

A healthcare watchdog is considering a criminal prosecution after a coroner ruled that neglect by hospital staff contributed to the death of a teenage girl. Chloe Longster, 13, died from sepsis and pneumonia in November 2022 at ...

25 Oct 2024 at 14:28

World

Abortion rights protests planned across Poland after death of pregnant woman

Women’s rights advocates have called for protests in dozens of Polish cities on Wednesday under the slogan “Stop killing us” after a woman in her fifth month of pregnancy died of sepsis, the latest such death since a ...

14 Jun 2023 at 11:49

Scotland

Campaign to raise awareness about ‘devastating’ sepsis

A joint campaign to raise awareness about the “devastating” condition sepsis will return for the first time since before the pandemic in a joint partnership between the Scottish Government and a charity. More than 4,...

03 May 2022 at 01:25

Tory MP Craig Mackinlay recovering after sepsis left him ‘lucky to be alive’

Conservative MP Craig Mackinlay said he is recovering and is “extremely lucky” to be alive after undergoing “extreme surgery” during a battle with sepsis. The MP for South Thanet was taken to hospital in late ...

20 Dec 2023 at 06:43

Home

Know the signs: staff at Kildare hospital raise awareness of sepsis on World Sepsis Day 2022

Staff at a hospital located in Kildare are raised awareness of sepsis on World Sepsis Day 2022 yesterday, while September also marks Sepsis Awareness Month. Naas General Hospital (NGH) has said that one in ...

14 Sept 2022 at 15:33

Lessons ‘not being learned’ from sepsis failings, ombudsman warns

Hospital failings are leading to too many deaths from sepsis, the NHS ombudsman has warned. Errors include delays in diagnosing and treating sepsis, poor communication between healthcare staff, ...

25 Oct 2023 at 00:01

New tool could help doctors spot early signs of sepsis

A new tool has been created to help spot a life-threatening condition before a patient even gets to hospital. Sepsis occurs when the body overreacts to an infection and starts to damage the ...

20 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Health & Wellbeing

5 signs of sepsis parents need to know, ahead of ITV’s In Memory of Maudie

Jason Watkins has said he hopes his family being “so open” about their grief following the death of their young daughter will encourage others to talk about bereavement while raising ...

29 Mar 2023 at 10:18

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