#Doathon Report Sepsis

1. SEPSIS
Fab Change Day
Doathon Report

2. What’s the issue?
flickr / joebehr
• Visibility of sepsis in public consciousness & media
is very low
• “What is sepsis?” is a difficult question to answer in
a simple and easily understood manner
• Stories convey the miserable impact of sepsis – we
need more, properly told and described
• Sepsis training is often done ‘behind NHS closed
doors’. Could we open it up to all interested?
• Outside of the NHS there are few channels being
used to educate and raise awareness.
• How might children and schools be educated
about sepsis and the perils therein?
• How might we better educate poor health-literate
areas and communities about sepsis?

3. Our approach
1. Help clinicians to be sepsis-aware.
2. Equip the public with knowledge and
understanding about sepsis.
flickr / presidenciamxx

4. Our quick win DOs
 Go to Sepsis Trust website and download leaflets & resources
for use in your trust. Toolkits can be downloaded here
http://sepsistrust.org/clinical-toolkit/
 Contact your Trust comms team and ask them about their
sepsis comms strategy. If it needs to be improved or is non-
existent, then volunteer to be the connector to the sepsis
clinicians.
http://fabnhsstuff.net/2016/09/20/think-sepsis-save-lives/
 http://fabnhsstuff.net/2016/07/03/think-infection-stop-
sepsis-northumbria-healthcare
 Introduce the Sepsis Game to your
Trust in clinical meetings and
waiting rooms.

5. Our longer term DOs
 Create a social media sepsis campaign.
https://fabnhsstuff.net/fabchangeday/campaigns/sepsistoolkit/
 Set targets for clinicians to discuss sepsis at handovers, huddles &
ward observations. http://fabnhsstuff.net/2017/01/30/think-
sepsis-spot-treat-stick-beat/
 Lead a ‘twit-chat’ [#owningsepsis / whatissepsis], to invite ideas
for concrete, practical actions to combat sepsis in the Trust.
 Engage with your Trust’s QI team & encourage them to design a
targeted sepsis challenge.