Sepsis Voices: James Philliskirk

Special needs teacher Helen and Sheffield Hallam University Project Support Coordinator Daniel Philliskirk tragically lost their 16-month-year-old son James to sepsis in May 2022.
They took him to Sheffield Children’s Hospital on multiple occasions but were dismissed by doctors and told he had chicken pox - but a postmortem examination found that he had developed sepsis after a Strep A infection. They have shared their family’s tragic story of loss to help make other parents aware of the signs of sepsis and to urge healthcare professionals to listen to patient voices.