Who can take part?

People aged 18 or over who are being treated for possible or confirmed sepsis at a hospital that is delivering the SHORTER trial may be able to take part.

Please speak to the hospital staff involved if you, or someone you know, may want to take part in the SHORTER trial. You can find staff contact details on trial documents available at participating hospitals.

Our participating hospitals are:

  1. Whittington Health NHS Trust

  2. King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  3. East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

  4. Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  5. South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

  6. Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  7. Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

  8. Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

  9. Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

  10. Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

  11. The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

  12. East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

  13. Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

  14. Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

  15. St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  16. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Musgrove Park Hospital)

  17. Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust (Pinderfields Hospital)

  18. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust (Yeovil Hospital)

  19. London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (Northwick Park Hospital)

  20. University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

  21. Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

  22. Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

  23. County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

  24. Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust (Queen Elizabeth Hospital)

  25. Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

  26. Lothian Health Board

  27. South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust (Ulster Hospital)

  28. The Shrewsbury & Telford Hospital NHS Trust (Royal Shrewsbury Hospital)

  29. Greater Glasgow Health Board

  30. Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Addenbrooke’s Hospital)

  31. Wythenshawe Hospital (part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust)

  32. Manchester Royal Infirmary (part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust)

  33. North Manchester General Hospital (part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust)

  34. The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

  35. Antrim Area Hospital (part of Northern Health & Social Care Trust)

  36. Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust of City Hospital