Sepsis toolkit
Provides a collection of tools, knowledge, and current guidance to support the identifying and appropriate management of patients with sepsis.
Training and appraisal resources
Sepsis care and identification has been a focus of much attention with new definitions and guidelines. It is important that clinicians keep up to date.
Guidance for GPs:
At the national summit for the sepsis clinical priority in November 2018, we launched the booklet: Sepsis: Guidance for GPs (470 KB PDF), written by the RCGP Sepsis Clinical Priority team with support from Health Education England. It gives information on sepsis epidemiology, top tips for sepsis aware consultations and Sepsis leads, and clinical scenarios. The booklet is aimed to be used alongside e-learning and presentations to share sepsis learning across practices. The guidance booklet will be developed into a Train the Trainer PowerPoint presentation pack, allowing GPs to carry out workshops locally based on the findings and formats of the regional workshops undertaken by the sepsis clinical priority project over the last four years.
Education
There are scheduled events hosted by regional faculties, which feature sepsis treatment.
E- learning
- Health Education England and E-learning for Health Modules
- Immunisation E learning
- RCGP Essential Knowledge update 2017 - Covers sepsis and management of common infections
Practice Resources
Reception Staff Training. This package from Hartlepool & Stockton Health GP Federation has been developed to assist practices in reception staff training in identifying areas of concern when taking calls from patients. It covers Chest Pain, Stroke symptoms (FAST), Breathlessness and Sepsis. It is ideally delivered by a trained practice lead for sepsis.
- Deteriorating Patients: an introduction for GP reception staff, including chest pain, stroke, breathlessness and sepsis - Workbook (613 KB PDF)
- Deteriorating Patients: an introduction for GP reception staff, including chest pain, stroke, breathlessness and sepsis - Slides (337 KB PDF)