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Suspected sepsis in over 16s

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  • Reference number: QS213
  • Published:  19 November 2025
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  • Quality statement 1: Assessment in acute settings
  • Quality statement 2: Assessment outside acute settings
  • Quality statement 3: Urgent assessment and antibiotic treatment for people at high risk
  • Quality statement 4: Intravenous fluids
  • Quality statement 5: Escalation of care
  • Quality statement 6: Information for people whose condition is managed outside acute hospital settings
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Update information

November 2025: Changes have been made to align this quality standard with the updated NICE guideline on suspected sepsis in people aged 16 or over: recognition, assessment and early management. This quality standard is for people agedĀ 16 or over who are not and have not recently been pregnant. Statements, measures, definitions, and audience descriptors have been updated to reflect recommendations for this population.


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