Sepsis is commonly seen as the body’s extreme response to infection. It can be a life-threatening emergency and if not treated quickly, the consequences can be catastrophic.

Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Trust has been told by the CQC to take urgent action to protect women and babies from harm.

As we come to the end of Endometriosis Action Month, we reflect on the many women who suffer with symptoms of endometriosis, including pain and fatigue, who often endure a delay in diagnosis or treatment.

Sepsis is a serious infection, so serious that if not diagnosed and treated immediately, it can have devastating consequences.

Nailah Ally, was diagnosed with Necrotising Enterocolitis (NEC) – a serious illness which sees the gut become inflamed and start to die – shortly after her birth in October 2019. She developed feeding issues as well as a swollen stomach and had to be fed via a tube.

It has been recently reported that Kettering General Hospital may be forced to close after reports of leaving children traumatised and sick through poor care.

An independent maternity review conducted by the Health and Safety Investigation Bureau (HSIB) (an organisation created to investigate patient care), has found that the deaths of three women whilst under the care of Royal Derby Hospital, part of the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, over the period January 2021 to May 2022 may have been preventable.

On Friday 27 January 2023, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) were fined £800,000 following the criminal prosecution brought by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), for their series of failures to provide safe care to both Wynter and Sarah Andrews.