Today, the Guardian has: Sepsis, or blood poisoning, is a potentially fatal condition triggered when the body reacts to an infection by attacking its own tissues and vital organs. It leads to an estimated 48,000 deaths a year in Britain. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/nov/23/poor-people-much-more-likely-die-sepsis-study This somewhat dated figure (there is no reliable update) is based on the English data just increased pro rata for the other 3 nations. I can’t find up-to-date accurate Scottish data for a bit of whitabootery but I can find this: While deaths caused by sepsis have fallen by 21% since 2012, thanks in part to the work of … Continue reading Sepsis deaths in Scotland falling fast thanks to world-leading patient safety programme introduced by SNP Government in 2007