Updated sepsis guidelines published

More than two years after Savita Halappanavar’s death, the Department of Health has published three new guidelines designed to help hospitals deal with sepsis in patients.

The clinical guidelines were recommended by health watchdog Hiqa following Ms Halappanavar death in October 2012.

According to the department, two of them promote safety and higher standards in maternity hospitals while the third aims to tackle sepsis in all patients, adult and children, in emergency departments and hospital wards.