It’s nearly the end of 2015 and we thought we’d spend the next 12 days sharing some stories and successes from the last year from across the Trust, as well as some useful tips to stay healthy in 2016.

Wishing you all a very Happy New Year.

On the sixth day

National toolkits that changed the way treatment of blood poisoning is managed by health care professionals were developed by a consultant at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust.

The Sepsis Six toolkits, compiled by Good Hope Hospital critical care consultant, Dr Ron Daniels, provide guidance for professionals from a wide variety of healthcare roles including in GP surgeries, A&E departments, ambulances, and on acute and other hospital wards on how to recognise and treat blood poisoning, otherwise known as sepsis.

The Trust has recently built on the success of Sepsis Six with a new sepsis pathway (FABULOS), introducing sepsis red flags and leading to more effective treatment for sepsis patients.

Mark Sollis from Tamworth survived a severe case of sepsis, thanks to Sepsis Six.