A mother-of-two from Wales has credited a pharmacist for saving her life.
The patient, known as Florrie, visited Shackleton's Pharmacy in Abergavenny to seek treatment for her throat infection.
She spoke to pharmacist Kyle Price, who assessed her before prescribing antibiotics, as well as handing her a leaflet and symptom card with information about the signs of sepsis - part of an awareness campaign run by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.
That proved vital the next day, when Florrie's condition dramatically worsened.
Realising she may have sepsis, she contacted emergency services and was diagnosed and successfully treated in hospital.
"I want to acknowledge everything that Kyle did that ultimately saved my two young children from losing their mummy," Florrie said.
"I cannot express my gratitude enough for everything he did, when I'm sure he was ready to shut up the pharmacy for the day at 4.55pm on a Fri evening.
"Sepsis itself is so scary, and without knowing about pharmacy services and utilising Kyle's experience, by the time I got home and saw my own registered GP on the Mon, it could have been too late."
Price said his intervention highlighted the potentially life-saving role that community pharmacists play:"I'm just glad I had the resources to hand...campaigns like this really do make a difference."
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