Sepsis: Death
Commons · Question 93130 · Tabled 20 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Scott Arthur
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to help reduce sepsis mortality in patients with leukaemia and other cancers.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 27 Nov 2025
Sepsis has no specific diagnostic test, and the signs and symptoms can vary hugely across all patients, making sepsis challenging to diagnose early. It is therefore critical that all acutely unwell patients are treated promptly and appropriately regardles...