National sepsis pathways for treating adult, paediatric and maternity patients in hospital
Adult pathway
Use this pathway for patients who are not pregnant and 12 years or older.
Adult sepsis pathway (PDF 266KB)
Paediatric pathway
Use this pathway for all patients aged 11 years and under. Vital sign parameters are aligned with age-appropriate ranges.
Paediatric sepsis pathway (PDF 268KB)
Maternity pathway
Use this pathway for pregnant or postpartum patients up to six weeks post-delivery. The pathway gives special consideration to physiological changes in pregnancy.
Maternal sepsis pathway (PDF 267KB)
Hypoperfusion pathway
Use for any adult or young person 12 years and older along with the adult or maternal sepsis pathway.
Hypoperfusion sepsis pathway (PDF 187KB)
National Sepsis Pathway User Guide
The national sepsis pathway user guide explains how to complete and use the national sepsis pathway across a range of clinical settings.
Raise the Flag: National Sepsis Pathway User Guide (PDF 1.5MB)
Raise the Flag: National Sepsis Pathway User Guide (DOCX 3.8MB)
Professional print versions of pathways
These files are suitable for printing by a professional printing service.
- Adult sepsis pathway (PDF 257KB)
- Paediatric sepsis pathway (PDF 258KB)
- Maternal sepsis pathway (PDF 257KB)
- Hypoperfusion sepsis pathway (PDF 180KB)
Reporting and measuring progress
Raise the Flag: Sepsis quality improvement: measurement guide provides guidance to support hospitals and clinical teams conduct audits, measure improvement in processes, sustain improvements and identify opportunities for ongoing quality improvement.
This guide aims to standardise sepsis definitions and data collection processes, enabling consistent nationwide reporting of sepsis-related measures.
Sepsis quality improvement: measurement guide (PDF 806KB)
Sepsis quality improvement: measurement guide (DOCX 2.6MB)
Blood culture diagnostic stewardship for adults: take care and take two
Blood cultures are essential for the diagnosis and management of sepsis and severe infections. This document explains diagnostic stewardship principles for taking blood cultures.
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