In December 2022 Dylan Cope, a 9 year old boy, died of sepsis after being discharged from hospital. A coroner found the boy's death “would have been avoided if he had not been erroneously discharged”, and said what happened "amounts to a gross failure of basic care”.
In this short film, created by Dylan's parents Corinne and Laurence Cope, we hear more about Dylan, the deterioration they witnessed before he died. Corrine describes how they have been working with Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and UK Sepsis Trust on a sepsis awareness campaign, including the development of new discharge safety netting leaflets. She also talks about how they are now working with other Health Boards in Wales, with the ambition of creating a consistent All-Wales approach to these issues.
Corinne and Laurence first presented the film at The Big Conversation for Sepsis 2025, organised by Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
*Trigger warning* Some people might find the content of this film upsetting.