A TEAM working at Nottingham's two main hospitals has been nominated for a national award.
The Nottingham University Hospitals Trust's Sepsis Action Group has been named as a finalist in the Patient Safety Awards 2013.
Its groundbreaking work at the QMC and City Hospital has helped them improve treatment for patients with severe sepsis – serious blood poisoning often caused by infected wounds.
And the team has now been shortlisted for the national awards.
It is led by Dr Mark Simmonds, consultant in acute and critical care medicine .
Dr Simmonds, who will make a presentation to the final judging panel in early June, said: "We are delighted to be named as finalists in the Patient Safety Awards 2013, as a lot of hard work has gone into this project.
"The trust has been working for several years on improving the systems of care that recognise and rescue the patient with severe sepsis.
"The aim is to raise the profile of severe sepsis as a medical emergency and improve the recognition and treatment of patients with severe sepsis. The Patient Safety Awards aim to recognise the best patient safety initiatives across the country in the wake of the Francis Report into the Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust.
"They are an opportunity for trusts and other NHS organisations to share their initiatives.
The award winners will be announced on July 9.
