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Healthcare staff in Hywel Dda University Health Board are helping to mark World Sepsis Day. The aim is to raise awareness of a treatable illness that accounts for more deaths in Britain every year than most cancers. Sepsis is a life threatening condition that arises when the body’s response to an infection injures its own tissues and organs. It can be caused by something as simple as a cut or insect bite, or an infection like pneumonia. It is also a risk following surgery, or for women who have just given birth. Severe sepsis accounts for 37,000 deaths per year in the UK– the equivalent of a top-flight football stadium full of people – with an estimated 1,850 of those to be in Wales. It accounts for more deaths annually than breast, bowel and prostate cancer combined and is the highest cause of maternal death in the UK. To mark World Sepsis Day, staff from Hywel Dda University Health Board are holding a number of awareness stands at Bronglais, Glangwili, Prince Philip and Withybus...

Hywel Dda Health Board and NHS Wales staff are taking new steps to increase awareness of sepsis and act quickly if they think a patient is developing the potentially life-threatening illness. The local NHS is joining the global effort to mark World Sepsis Day (Thursday 13 September) and increase awareness of among healthcare colleagues and the public. Sepsis is one of the most common, least recognised illnesses in both the developed and developing world. Also known as septicaemia, it is a life threatening condition that arises when the body’s response to an infection injures its own tissues and organs. Severe sepsis in the UK alone accounts for 37,000 deaths per year, with an estimated 1,850 of those to be in Wales.  “If sepsis isn’t recognised or treated promptly, it can lead to multiple organ failure and death,” says Dr Phil Kloer, Director of Clinical Services, Hywel Dda Health Board and member of the 1000 Lives Plus Faculty advising on prevention of sepsis. “However, the worst...