Steven Jackson

“The paramedic who attended at around 10:00am gave evidence which indicated that she did not seem to have learned from the events in March 2014. She had not used the sepsis screening tool effectively in March 2014 and the court is not confident that she would, in similar circumstances again, use it effectively.”

“There needs to be effective training of ambulance staff in the use of the tool and in the circumstances as to when it is appropriate to convey a patient to hospital.”