Sepsis; Antibiotic Administration

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Dear The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust,

As part of your trusts clinical response to emergency department sepsis presentations; could you clarify whether antibiotics are administered under Patient group directives (PGD) or prescription only?
Could you also please provide me a copy of your emergency department Sepsis proforma/flowchart/toolkit.

Yours faithfully,

Jordan Gillard

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The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear  Jordan
 
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Your request: Our response:
   
As part of your trusts clinical response to emergency Prescription only.
department sepsis presentations; could you clarify  
whether antibiotics are administered under Patient  
group directives (PGD) or prescription only?
Could you also please provide me a copy of your
emergency department Sepsis proforma/flowchart/toolkit.

 
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