Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 20 April 2023

Committee on Public Petitions

Public Petition on Lil Reds Legacy Sepsis Awareness Campaign: Engagement with the HSE

Dr. Colm Henry:

I thank the Cathaoirleach for his kind comments and his interest in this matter. Again, my thanks go to the Hughes family for raising the matter to this level. While it is one thing to suffer a tragedy, it is quite another to build upon it and want something good to come out of it. I acknowledge their advocacy and look forward to working with them in working our way through this complex messaging we have to get, not just to the public but to the healthcare professionals in balancing those issues of antimicrobial resistance and awareness of sepsis.