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The Quality Care Commission said it was considering criminal prosecutions over the death of 13-year-old Chloe Longster. 

Criminal charges possible over girl's sepsis death, says watchdog

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Kim Smith, 62, who lost all four limbs to sepsis, said news of a more personalised way of treating the condition based on genetics was "exciting".

Quadruple amputee hails 'fantastic' sepsis treatment breakthrough

Mattheus Vieira  died of sepsis because doctors didn't take into account his autism when treating him.
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The father of 11-year-old Mattheus Vieira said his son was "denied" the same standard of care others would have had because he was autistic.

Autistic boy died after hospital failed to spot sepsis in time

James Mackay: "I’ve got loads of things that I can accomplish.”

James Mackay fell into a coma after contracting the condition. It left him losing half his bodyweight and he is only now learning to walk again.

Personal trainer who lost feet to sepsis 'grateful to be alive'

Kim Smith taking her first steps on her new prosthetics.
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Kim Smith from Milton Keynes had all four limbs amputated in February 2018 after an infection turned into sepsis.

Quadruple amputee defies doctors to walk again

Sepsis survivor Kim Smith (centre) with her daughters Gemma Simpkins (left) and Becki Campbell during a visit to Milton Keynes Hospital to say thank you to Intensive Care Unit staff who helped save her life in 2018.
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Kim Smith thanked the hospital staff who saved her life after she contracted sepsis.

Grandmother who lost all four limbs to sepsis meets medics who saved her

"I'm lucky that I survived... but I'm also upset at what happened to me and how it will affect me," said Sadie Kemp, who lost all 10 fingers and both feet.

Delays in care led to mum having all four limbs amputated

Kim Smith is on the waiting list to receive two hand transplants after getting sepsis in 2017.

Kim Smith, 61, said she "had never heard of sepsis" when she fell seriously ill on holiday and had to have all four limbs amputated.

Quadruple amputee dreams of 'holding granddaughter's hand' after transplant

Sadie Kemp - who went into septic shock on Boxing Day - is due to get two prosthetic legs fitted this week.

Mum with sepsis has all four limbs amputated, after attempts to save leg fail

Sadie Kemp was rushed to hospital on Christmas Day with what she thought was back pain, but now faces losing both legs.

Mum-of-two who lost 10 fingers to sepsis must now have leg amputated

Sadie Kemp posts regular videos to her 240,000 followers on TikTok, explaining her situation and answering questions.

Mum's sepsis journey viewed millions of times on TikTok

Sadie Kemp and son Hendrix
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Sadie Kemp was rushed to hospital with what she thought was backache, and woke up 11 days later having lost her fingers to sepsis.

Mum who lost fingers to sepsis hopes for prosthetics so she can hold son's hand

The mother of a boy, who had his legs and most of his fingers amputated because of sepsis, says we must learn the symptoms to save lives.  

Mum's sepsis warning  -  acting fast can save lives and limbs

More than 60 lives have been saved in the last year thanks to the new the "action and alert" system.


Lives saved by new digital sepsis alerts at Cambridge hospitals

The family of a GP from Bedfordshire are campaigning to raise awareness of the dangers of Sepsis after he died from the disease.

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