Exclusive: increase in investigations of sepsis harms and deaths suggests past reports not being heeded, says ombudsman
The NHS ombudsman is investigating growing numbers of patients being harmed or dying because of sepsis and has accused hospitals of not learning from mistakes, which have proved fatal.
England’s health ombudsman, Rebecca Hilsenrath, voiced concern about the NHS’s “defensive culture” over the condition, which kills an estimated 48,000 people a year in the UK.
