‘We need a national campaign’: Political action on sepsis with Lee Anderson MP

In episode 20 of Sepsis Voices with Dr Ron, UKST’s Founder & Chief Medical Officer is joined by Lee Anderson, MP for Ashfield and a leading parliamentary voice on sepsis.

Lee speaks candidly about how the condition has affected his own family – with his wife surviving sepsis twice – as well as constituents, and his friend and former colleague Lord Mackinlay, who lost all four limbs after contracting sepsis.

These experiences have fuelled Lee’s passionate calls for a Government-backed public awareness campaign and his support for the relaunched All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Sepsis, now one of the largest APPGs in Westminster.

The episode covers:

• Lee’s personal connection to sepsis 
• The life-changing impact of sepsis on friends and constituents
• Why the APPG on Sepsis is vital to driving Government action
• The importance of early recognition, education and post-sepsis support
• Calls for unified care across all four nations of the UK
• The economic case for early diagnosis and better frontline training
• Lee’s message to fellow MPs and the public about why awareness matters

Tune in for a powerful conversation on how personal experience drives political action – and why Lee agrees with UKST that sepsis must become a national health priority. 

You can learn more about sepsis and the UK Sepsis Trust’s mission at sepsistrust.org

Learn more about the APPG on sepsis: https://www.parallelparliament.co.uk/APPG/sepsis

Watch Lee’s Westminster Hall debate on sepsis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfdQuk_6HeQ