Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 October 2018
350. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the development of a new sepsis screening tool (details supplied); if consideration is being given to utilise this new technology in the health service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41758/18]
View answerThe National Clinical Effectiveness Committee (NCEC) in the Department of Health has published a National Clinical Guideline on Sepsis ‘Sepsis Management, National Clinical Guideline No.6’ which was accredited by the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and is available on the Department of Health website. This guideline is currently being updated. As part of this updating process, the most recent international peer-reviewed evidence on the diagnosis and treatment of sepsis will be reviewed.
Ireland was a co-sponsor for the International Resolution on Sepsis, agreed at the World Health Assembly in 2017. A National Clinical Lead for sepsis has been appointed for Ireland. The HSE National Sepsis Programme produces an annual report on Sepsis outcomes, which is available on the HSE website.
