On 10 September the Global Sepsis Alliance (GSA) launched the first multi-year strategic vision aimed at alleviating the significant human, societal, healthcare and economic burden of Sepsis. The Global Sepsis Alliance (GSA) initiated and coordinated the development of this document. Discussions began in 2023 at the 78th Session of the UN General Assembly in New […]
The burden imposed by sepsis in Switzerland contrasts with the lack in public awareness, insufficient institutional efforts to reduce sepsis, as well as absence of national coordination and monitoring to reduce the impact of sepsis. Sepsis has often been called a disease of systematic failure to learn. Root-cause-analyses of patients who die of sepsis commonly […]
On the 9th of January 2024, I delivered our beautiful healthy baby boy. Similarly to my previous births of my daughters 2 and 3 years prior it was a smooth one. Epidural, 6 hour labour and when it came to pushing he was out within two minutes. We were elated in our newborn bubble and […]
Sepsis is a time-critical complex condition that requires evidence-based care delivered by appropriate levels of well trained, qualified and experienced staff supported by proactive organisational and quality processes, sophisticated technologies and reliable infrastructure. In 2017, the estimated sepsis incidence in the Asia Pacific region ranged from 120 to 200 per 100,000 population in Australia to […]
Sepsis Clinical Care Standard sEPSIS CLINICAL CARE STANDARD In Australia, clinical treatment and post sepsis support for survivors, families and carers, and those bereaved of sepsis should be provided according to the national Sepsis Clinical Care Standard which was released in 2022. Primary health care (General Practitioners and clinics) and hospitals are working towards implementing…
Family warns parents to remain vigilant to the signs and symptoms of Strep A after harrowing ordeal A West London family is raising awareness of the dangers of invasive group A strep – a serious bacterial infection that can trigger sepsis – after a harrowing ordeal with their daughter, ahead of winter when infections are […]
Australia’s National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards are undergoing a once-in-a-decade review—an open public consultation led by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. Submissions close 30 September 2025, making this a pivotal moment to shape the future of healthcare. This review invites feedback on whether the current standards truly […]
Failure to recognise and treat sepsis results in another tragic and preventable death. Statement by The George Institute for Global Health Australian Sepsis Network. The Queensland Office of the Health Ombudsman (OHO) has concluded that ‘systemic failures’ played a role in the tragic death of a young Aboriginal boy named Charlie Izaak Wilfred Gowa, from […]
Sepsis can occur in anyone, at any time, from any infection, and it leaves a lasting impact on survivors and families. Yet until recently, Australia lacked a clear national picture of just how widespread and devastating sepsis truly is. In 2017, Stopping Sepsis: A National Action Plan called for the development of a National Minimum […]
