The UK Sepsis Trust estimates that sepsis may kill more than 44,000 people every year in the UK (Nutbeam and Daniels, 2017). We ​know that sepsis goes unrecognised by members of the public, and that they present to healthcare too late as a result. We also know that healthcare professionals could be better educated, so that sepsis diagnoses can be made more quickly, and treatment administered as fast as possible. Because earlier identification and treatment could save thousands of lives a year (Nutbeam and Daniels, 2017).