Recurring concern
Failure to reliably recognise and respond promptly to sepsis
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Request correctionFirst reported 29 Apr 2014•Latest report 27 Feb 2026
What this concern includes
Includes deficiencies in sepsis-related recognition and response across the care process, including dedicated training, awareness, screening tools, clinical assessment, escalation, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring where the report explicitly links the failure to sepsis.
Not included
- Excludes generic training, staffing, documentation, communication or governance deficiencies not explicitly tied to sepsis recognition or response.
- Excludes concerns about other named hazards or conditions, such as head injury, falls, pressure ulcers or medication safety, unless the report explicitly identifies sepsis recognition or response as the unsafe issue.
- Excludes factual statements about sepsis risk that do not identify an unsafe deficiency or unreliable control.
- Reports
- 52
- Individual concerns
- 75
- Date range
- 2014–2026
- Stated actions
- 103
Distinct published reports
A report can raise multiple concerns
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Described in published responses
Reports over time
Reports over time
Reports about this concern issued each year.
* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.
Most frequent recipients
Most frequent recipients
Reports about this concern sent to each recipient.
Concerns and responses across reports
Only concerns grouped under this recurring concern are included. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.
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Concerns raised2
Failure to recognise and treat sepsis in accordance with national guidelines
Failure of critical care outreach to recognise and escalate concerns of sepsis
This report raised 17 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
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Concerns raised1
Lack of an accelerated Accident and Emergency pathway for individuals suffering neutropenic sepsis
This report raised 2 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concernsEach statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
No linked response statementsNo respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.
Data last updated 7 September 2026