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:

Open to recruitment:

  1. Whittington Hospital (Whittington Health NHS Trust)

  2. King's College Hospital (King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)

  3. Princess Royal University Hospital (King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)

  4. The Ipswich Hospital (East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust)

  5. Freeman Hospital (Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

  6. Royal Victoria Infirmary (Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

  7. Royal Papworth Hospital (Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)

  8. Sunderland Royal Hospital (South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust)

  9. Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust)

  10. Milton Keynes General Hospital (Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)

  11. Queens Hospital (Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Foundation Trust)

  12. Rotherham General Hospital (The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust)

  13. Salisbury District Hospital (Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust)

  14. Royal Cornwall Hospital (Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust)

  15. Pinderfields Hospital (Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust)

  16. Yeovil District Hospital (Somerset NHS Foundation Trust)

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

  18. Queens Hospital (University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS)

  19. Royal United Hospital (Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust)

  20. Glan Clwyd District General Hospital (Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board)

  21. University Hospital of North Durham (Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust)

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

  23. The Royal Oldham Hospital (Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust)

  24. Royal Infirmary Edinburgh (NHS Lothian)

  25. St John's Hospital (NHS Lothian)

  26. Western General Hospital (NHS Lothian)

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

  28. Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust)

  29. Princess Royal Hospital (Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust)

  30. Wythenshawe Hospital (Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust)

  31. Addenbrooke's Hospital (Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

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

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

  34. The Princess Alexandra Hospital (The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust)

  35. Antrim Hospital (Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

  36. City and Sandwell Hospital (Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust)

  37. Royal Stoke University Hospital (University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust)

  38. Aintree University Hospital (Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

  39. Good Hope Hospital (University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust)

  40. Heartlands Hospital (University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust)

  41. Royal Liverpool University Hospital (Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

  42. Warwick Hospital (South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust)

  43. Wexham Park Hospital (Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust)

  44. Bradford Royal Infirmary (Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

  45. Altnagelvin Hospital (Western Health and Social Care Trust)

  46. Southport Hospital (Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust)

  47. Royal Alexandra Hospital (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde)

  48. Royal Albert Edward Infirmary (Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

  49. Whiston Hospital (Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust)

  50. Queen Alexandra Hospital (Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust)

  51. Derriford Hospital (University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust)

  52. Fairfield Hospital (Northern Care Alliance)

  53. University Hospital Crosshouse (NHS Ayrshire and Arran)

  54. University Hospital Ayr (NHS Ayrshire and Arran)

Closed to recruitment:

  1. Northampton General Hospital (Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust)

  2. William Harvey Hospital (East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust)

  3. Leeds General Infirmary (Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

  4. St George's Hospital (St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)

  5. Musgrove Park Hospital (Somerset NHS Foundation Trust)

  6. Glasgow Royal Infirmary (Greater Glasgow Health Board)