Sepsis report documents serious-infection incidents
A report on experiences of sepsis has been published by Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill.
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) causes medicines such as antibiotics to become less effective, or even useless, in the treatment of infection.
This increases the likelihood of disease spread or severe illness. Sepsis is a life-threatening complication of infection and contributes significantly to hospital admissions and mortality rates globally.
documents the views of people, families, and healthcare staff in Ireland who have experienced serious infections, AMR, or sepsis.
Commissioned by the Department of Health and carried out by a team from University College Cork, it highlights the experiences of patients and will help to inform the development of future policy.
Strategy
Minister Carroll MacNeill said that the HSE is due to finalise its first five-year Action Sepsis Strategy by the end of the year.
"Significant work has been done to raise awareness among the public and among healthcare staff of the signs of sepsis, underlining the importance of early intervention.
“In addition, several initiatives to tackle AMR are underway through Ireland’s second One Health National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance, with the aim of improving health outcomes for patients,” the minister said.
AMR is recognised as one of the top-three priority health threats by the European Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority and one of the top-ten global public health threats by the World Health Organisation.