We are delighted to announce that this autumn for the first time since the COVID pandemic Sepsis Research FEAT will again be running a Scotland-wide sepsis awareness campaign in conjunction with the Scottish Government.
Running during Sepsis Awareness Month in September on billboards, radio and for the first time on TV, the campaign will focus on educating the public regarding the five key symptoms of sepsis to look out for. It will remind people of how fast sepsis can strike and the difference that awareness and early medical intervention can make.
Real improvements in public awareness of sepsis had been made with the campaigns that ran in 2018 and 2019 pre COVID. Post pandemic, it is more important than ever that the seriousness of sepsis as a public health threat is understood. We are very grateful indeed to the Scottish Government for their support in this partnership activity.
The campaign was launched at the Scottish Parliament last week by the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Health & Social Care, Humza Yousaf, and Sepsis Research FEAT supporters.
Pictured from top left are Sarah Weatherston, a teacher and sepsis survivor, Fiona Griffith, GenOMICC Project Coordinator, Humza Yousaf MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Kimberley Bradley, Sepsis survivor and Sepsis Research FEAT supporter and Colin Graham, Chief Operating Officer for Sepsis Research FEAT.