Sepsis; Antibiotic Administration

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Dear Derby Teaching Hospitals 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

Foi (DERBY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Mr Gillard

Thank you for your request for information; this is now being processed in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

This Trust will make every effort to provide a response within the 20 working days specified by the Act. You should receive your response by 6 October 2017

Your reference number relating to this application is stated above. Please ensure you quote this when contacting us.

Kind regards.

Jane Haywood
Freedom of Information Officer
Derby Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Foi (DERBY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Mr Gillard

Further to your enquiry, please find the Trust's response attached.

Kind regards

Jane Haywood

Freedom of Information Officer
Trust Secretariat

Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust