Like many of you (I hope!) my job isn't ‘just a job’ to me or the team I work with. We have the privilege of helping people when life throws the worst at them, after injury and negligence. It's a traumatic time when it feels like life is falling apart. For our clients who have been affected by sepsis, they have the added upheaval of coming to terms with enormous changes to their health and abilities.  Our service and way of helping isn't ‘just’ a compensation claim - it's also through our close ties with the UK Sepsis Trust. We've been a legal partner of the UK Sepsis Trust for ten years now and our relationship is stronger than ever. At the heart of this is a shared deep commitment to caring for people and making a difference. 

Our role

The UK Sepsis Trust will put people with clinical negligence legal issues in touch with us as their trusted legal partner. At this initial stage, we’ll provide them with free, no-obligation advice or signpost them to other resources. It may become clear they have a clinical negligence case, in which case we’ll work to secure compensation for them. One of our main aims, however, is to make sure people are aware of all their options.

John’s story

One personal injury and clinical negligence case that came to us through the UK Sepsis Trust was that of John McCarthy. You can see John telling his sepsis story and how the UK Sepsis Trust and Anthony Collins supported him here (skip to 1 min 51 sec in if you're short on time!) 

Following a minor injury to his leg, John had gone to his local A&E department, where he was given a brief examination, diagnosed with cellulitis and sent home. It turned out he had the early signs of sepsis, but these were missed.

Sadly, his condition worsened rapidly until it became life-threatening. He was rushed back into hospital and had to have his leg amputated. On investigating the case, we found that the correct procedures had not been followed and, if intravenous antibiotics had been administered, his leg might have been saved.

With advice from leading medical experts, we brought a compensation claim against Warwick Hospital and secured a significant settlement for John. This has enabled him to buy an adapted bungalow and pay for specialist equipment and therapy to improve his quality of life.

John has dedicated his time to being an ambassador for The UK Sepsis Trust to spread the word. He has given awareness talks all over the country, including in many hospitals, to raise awareness of sepsis and encourage the best practice in patient care. John and everyone else working at and with the UK Sepsis Trust have made a real and significant difference to patient care. I would like to think Anthony Collins has been a little part of that big change over the last ten years. 

Fundraising with fervour

I'm very proud that Anthony Collins has raised over £5,000 for the UK Sepsis Trust. This included over 30 Anthony Collins staff running 245 miles between us – the equivalent of nine and a half marathons - to raise more than £3,000 for The UK Sepsis Trust in 2023 and me running the London Landmarks Half Marathon to raise almost £2,000 earlier this year. But it's not just money - it's giving up time and energy to make a difference in any way we can.

If you would like to know more about the UK Sepsis Trust or how we can help you after sepsis, please feel free to contact me for a chat.