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<p>Health Education England has produced and continues to develop sepsis educational
resources for healthcare professionals. This includes a number of resources to support
the learning on sepsis recognition and management across the system in both primary
and secondary care.</p><p> </p><p>The principal pathogen of potential concern in neonatal
sepsis is Group B Streptococcus (GBS). Following the UK National Screening Committee’s
meeting in February 2017, the Government accepted the Committee’s recommendation that
a population based screening programme for GBS carriage should not be offered. However,
the Chief Scientific Advisor recommended that the National Institute for Health Research
should commission a clinical trial to compare universal screening for Group B Streptococcus
against usual-risk based care. This has been approved and the trial is expected to
complete around the end of 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Royal College of Obstetricians
and Gynaecologists has published guidance for obstetricians, midwives and neonatologists
on the prevention of early-onset (less than seven days of age) neonatal Group B streptococcal
disease and for the information to be provided to women, their partners and families.
It has also produced an information leaflet for parents-to-be about GBS. Information
on GBS is also included in the NHS Pregnancy Book which is given free to all first
time pregnant women.</p>
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