Focus on...Sepsis The silent Killer?

Sepsis can be devastating if left untreated. Dr Jeff Foster gives the lowdown on this life-threatening condition.

You won’t have gone far in the past year without reading headlines  such as ‘An infection took my legs,  hands and nose’, or ‘Surrey mum’s  warning to parents over silent  killer’. Diagnosis of sepsis is on the rise, with over 260,000 people affected each year in the UK, including 44,000 deaths.  So what actually is sepsis and how  can you protect yourself?

Sepsis 101