Mr. Joseph Hughes:

I have a theory. We were saying that people go into hospital and are due to get out in two days' time. The next minute they have sepsis and, unfortunately, pass away within a day or two. These are hospital-acquired infections and nobody wants to raise their hands or to be seen to be saying anything about hospital-acquired infections.

It is something like the boogie man where if one does not see it, hear it or if it is not publicised, it is not there. Myself and Karen go around the schools and sports clubs and we do a great deal of campaigning. We stand in front of the children, young men and women, and say we are just ordinary people, where we could be their mother or father. If somebody was standing in front of our son and was given the talk that we gave; perhaps things might be different. Maybe I would not be here but would be out doing things with my son. There are many “maybes” in it.

My theory is to ask why did they change the name and why do they not want to talk about sepsis; it is because of the high number of hospital-acquired infections and they do not want high figures for that.