Worcestershire NHS staff not always recording sepsis actions

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 18 Oct, 07:02 · Archive

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust finds staff are not consistently recording the Sepsis Six clinical actions used to treat severe sepsis.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has identified problems with how staff are recording the Sepsis Six screening pathway, a set of six clinical actions for patients with severe sepsis. The pathway was added to the trust's electronic patient record system and was generally welcomed by staff.

However, Dr Jules Walton, chief medical officer at the trust, reported to the board that monitoring the pathway is proving problematic. Staff are not always filling out all parts of the form, recording times, or going back to record actions that have been taken. The Sepsis Six includes giving oxygen, intravenous fluids and antibiotics, taking blood cultures, measuring lactate and monitoring urine output.

The trust is addressing the issue through better communications and training. Dr Walton noted that overall sepsis mortality at the trust remains as expected for an organisation of its size, and that recorded performance has improved significantly since the electronic system was introduced.

How it is being reported

• NHS staff not always recording key sepsis actions at Worcestershire hospitalsMONITORING a set of medical actions to help patients with severe sepsis is proving "problematic" at Worcestershire hospitals.Worcester News · 18 Oct, 06:00
• NHS staff not always recording key sepsis actions at Worcestershire hospitalsMONITORING a set of medical actions to help patients with severe sepsis is proving "problematic" at Worcestershire hospitals.Malvern Gazette · 18 Oct, 06:00

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