Sepsis; Antibiotic Administration

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Dear United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS 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

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

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ULHT currently responds to Sepsis presentations via the use of both
prescription and PGD antibiotics.

 

Our protocol for Sepsis is currently being rewritten to make it a separate
and individual document. Presently its location sees it included in the
Observation Policy. All of our screening tools are electronic and
triggered when adult inpatients NEWS ™ 5.

I have attached our flow chart for reminding staff when to screen but due
to the nature of our tools and the fact the policy is in process, I cannot
attach either of those.

 

I hope this is helpful?

Please contact me if further information is needed.

 

Kellymarie Foster

Sepsis Practitioner

07825218393

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