12. Short Debate: Sepsis — The Chameleon

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 8:06 pm on 18 April 2018.

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Photo of Julie Morgan Julie Morgan Labour 8:06, 18 April 2018

I'd like to congratulate Angela on obtaining this debate and for her powerful and moving speech. And I'd also like to congratulate her on setting up the all-party group, the cross-party group, and for the work of Terence Canning, who is a constituent of mine from Llandaff North, and who first made me aware of this issue.

The point that I'd like to raise is the effect on the families of people who have sepsis, because this is such a sudden, such a devastating illness, that families can be thrown into total upset, total confusion and their whole lives turned upside down. I've met some of the people that Angela referred to in her speech and saw the catastrophic effects on their lives. So, I'd like the Cabinet Minister, when he does respond, to say what plans there are to help whole families cope with this devastating situation, and also to help the people who have lost someone through sepsis, because, again, that's a very sudden and traumatic event. Angela has vividly described the effect on the individuals involved and what is it that we could do to help people who are also bereaved by this cruel illness that is sepsis, but I also support the call for more awareness, because I don't think enough people yet recognise sepsis when it does occur.