Power of the Press: How the media can help combat sepsis and AMR – Editor Matthew D’Ancona’s view

In episode 4 of Sepsis Voices with Dr Ron, UKST Founder and Joint CEO Dr Ron Daniels is joined by renowned journalist and editor, Matthew D’Ancona.

Sepsis survivor Matthew is editor-at-large of The New European, as well as contributing editor to Prospect, and a columnist for The Evening Standard. He’s held previous editor roles with the Spectator, slow-news outlet, Tortoise, and is also the former deputy editor of The Sunday Telegraph.

The pair cover:

• Matthew’s personal sepsis experience and why he chose to share it with Tortoise readers
• The ways charities like UKST can ensure their causes get media coverage – and how that’s changed in a post-Covid landscape
• The representation of sepsis in other media such as popular soaps, like Coronation Street
• Delicately walking the line between empowering and scaremongering – so A&E isn’t overwhelmed by the ‘worried well’
• The threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and how to ensure the public understands this
• Opportunities to get sepsis higher up on the agenda of a new government

Read Matthew’s sepsis experience here: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/2019/08/13/delirium-tremendous/

Find out more about sepsis: https://sepsistrust.org/about/about-sepsis/

Get sepsis support: https://sepsistrust.org/get-support/