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Suspected sepsis in under 16s: recognition, diagnosis and early management

  • NICE guideline
  • Reference number: NG254
  • Published:  19 November 2025

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  1. Summary versions
  2. Audit and service improvement
  3. Guidance into practice

Tools and resources

Tools and resources to help you put the guidance into practice.

Summary versions

  • Visual summaries

  • Evaluating risk of severe illness or death in all settings (children under 5) (PDF 141 KB)

    Published:
    19 November 2025
  • Evaluating risk of severe illness or death in all settings (children aged 5 to 11) (PDF 138 KB)

    Published:
    19 November 2025
  • Evaluating risk of severe illness or death in all settings (young people 12 to 15: no pregnancy) (PDF 139 KB)

    Published:
    19 November 2025
  • Managing risk of severe illness or death outside acute hospital settings (young person under 16: no pregnancy) (PDF 93 KB)

    Published:
    19 November 2025
  • Managing risk of severe illness or death in acute hospital settings (young person under 16: no pregnancy) (PDF 101 KB)

    Published:
    19 November 2025
  • Suspected sepsis: managing and evaluating risk (all settings)  (PDF 686 KB)

    Published:
    19 November 2025

Audit and service improvement

  • Baseline assessment tool (Excel 66 KB)

    Published:
    19 November 2025

Guidance into practice

  • About the Into practice guide

  • Practical steps to improving the quality of care and services using NICE guidance

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