questions i put to drjames macdonald of the maidstone and tunbridge wells nhs trust. in a&e, he was triaged. he had some subtle signs of infection. he had a temperature and mildly—raised heart rate and a slightly low blood pressure. as such, we failed to screen him for sepsis. had tim been screened, would he have been treated sooner? most likely yes. he would have triggered as potentially having sepsis and had we followed our own pathways, he would have had intravenous antibiotics within an hour and intravenous fluids, and it may have changed the outcome. since tim's death, the trust says it has vastly improved its screening rate of patients displaying signs of possible sepsis and is now using a revised check list to help it identify the condition earlier. if they look sick or if they've got a high temperature or their physiological parameters are abnormal, then they go into the screening. before addressing the trust's board, gavin, fiona, and tim's brothers nick and alex, are back at tunbridge wells hospital to see a sepsis training session in action. we're going to