Meningitis plea
Medical leaders and charities make urgent call for vaccination against bacterial infection that kills in hours
Sir, As organisations and people who deal with the consequences of meningitis every day, we urge the health secretary to introduce a meningococcal B vaccine for infants. MenB has for decades been the largest cause of bacterial meningitis in the UK, and a leading cause of death and disability in young children. It strikes without warning and can kill a healthy child within hours. Prevention is key.
It has been a year since the MenB vaccine was recommended by the joint committee on vaccination and immunisation (JCVI), subject to agreeing a cost-effective price. The recently published range of cost-effective prices in the analysis that the JCVI relied on is well below the vaccine’s “list price”. Both parties claim negotiations are within this range, so any settlement would represent a substantial discount. This MenB vaccine is also expected to cover a new, rapidly increasing strain (ST11), providing additional value.
Negotiations have been under way since last summer, but we still have no date for the introduction of a vaccine. Meanwhile children continue to die or suffer devastating injury.
If the vaccine is not introduced, it will be the first time the government has failed to introduce a vaccine recommended by the JCVI. We urge Jeremy Hunt not to let this happen.
Dr Simon Nadel, adjunct professor of paediatric intensive Care, St Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College London
Chris Head, chief executive, Meningitis Research Foundation
Dr Cliff Mann, president, Royal College of Emergency Medicine
Dr George Kassianos, immunisation lead, Royal College of General Practitioners
Dr Peter Wilson, president, Paediatric Intensive Care Society
Dr Julia Surridge, convenor, Association of Paediatric Emergency Medicine
Sue Wieteska, chief executive, Advanced Life Support Group
John James, chief executive, Sickle Cell Society
Craig Stobo, founding chairman, the Fiona Elizabeth Agnew Trust
Elaine Miller, national coordinator, UK Thalassaemia Society
Dr Rachel Agbeko, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Hareth Al Janabi, Health Economist, University of Birmingham
Dr Tom Allport, Consultant Paediatrician North Bristol Trust and Senior Lecturer, University of Bristol
Dr Lorraine Als, Research Associate, Imperial College London
Dr Rim Al-Samsam, Consultant Paediatric Intensive Care, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Dr Jacky Anderson, GP, Camberley, Surrey
Professor Peter Andrew, Professor of Microbial Pathogenesis, University of Leicester
Dr Karen Ansell, Consultant Paediatrician with Neurology Specialist Interest, Surrey and Sussex NHS Healthcare Trust
Dr Mark Anthony, Consultant Neonatologist, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Giovanni Gabriel Arsciwals, Specialty Doctor in Community Paediatrics, Halliwell Health & Child Development Centre, Bolton
Eleanor Aston, Ward Manager of the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Dr Charlotte Atkinson, Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Paediatric Emergency Medicine, City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Sebastien Austin, Consultant Paediatrician, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth
Professor Jonathan Austyn, Professor of Immunobiology, John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford
Helen Avila, Senior Sister PICU, St Mary’s Hospital
Dr Abdulgader Bader, Locum Consultant, Royal Blackburn Hospital
Katharine Baillie, Matron for General Paediatrics, University College London Hospital
Dr Paul Baines, PICU Consultant, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Dr Eleanor Balmer, Consultant Paediatrician, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Dr Alasdair Bamford, Locum Consultant Paediatric Infectious Disease and Immunology, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Dr Rachael Barber, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist and Clinical Director, Paediatric Critical Care, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Dr Brigitte Bartholome, Lead Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children
Dr Sarah Bates, Consultant Paediatrician, Great Western Hospital NHS Trust
Will Batten, Metabolic Pharmacist, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Dr Chris Bayliss, Lecturer in Bacterial Genetics, University of Leicester
Dr Jane Bayreuther, Consultant in Paediatrics and Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
Dr Nick Beeching, Senior Lecturer in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Director, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Dr Colin Begg, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist PICU, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow
Dr Rosemary Belderbos, Paediatric Consultant, East Lancashire NHS Trust
Professor Mark Bellamy, Professor of Critical Care, St James’s University Hospital
Dr Paula Bennett, Nurse Consultant, Emergency Department, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Toni Berry-Brown, Sister PICU, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Dr Catherine Bevan, Lead Paediatrician Children’s Emergency Department, Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital Brighton
Dr Kim Blackwell, Speciality Registrar in Paediatrics, North Bristol NHS Trust
Dr Tanya Bleiker, Consultant Paediatric Dermatologist, Derby
Dr Sumit Bokhandi, Consultant Paediatrician, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Nicola Booth, Registered Nurse, Northern Lincolnshire and Goole Hospital’s NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Emma-Jane Bould, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, Royal London Hospital
Daniella Boyle, Paediatric A&E Nurse, Queens Hospital, Romford
Dr Charlotte Briar, Fellow in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Great Ormond Street Hospital
Dr Angela Brueggemann, University Research Lecturer and Wellcome Trust Career Development Fellow, University of Oxford
Dr Margarita Burmester, Clinical Lead Paediatric Intensive Care, Royal Brompton Hospital
Dr Simon Burns, Consultant Paediatrician, Leighton Hospital
Professor Gary Butler, Professor and Consultant in Paediatric & Adolescent Medicine and Endocrinology, University College London Hospital & UCL Institute of Child Health
Dr Laura Buxton, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Dr Eileen Byrne, Consultant Paediatric Emergency medicine, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Naomi Campbell, Minor injuries Nurse Practitioner and Hydration Lead Nurse, Peninsula Community Health, Cornwall
Dr Fleur Cantle, Paediatric Emergency Medicine Consultant, King’s College Hospital
Dr Betty Cantonsmith, Emergency Medicine Registrar, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton
Professor Simon Carley, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Professor Enitan Carrol, Chair in Paediatric Infection, University of Liverpool
Dr Paul Carter, Retired Consultant Paediatrician, Walsall Community Trust
Dr Deidre Cashin, Retired GP, West Yorkshire
Dr Jane Cassidy, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Dr Cathryn Chadwick, Consultant Paediatrician, Northampton General Hospital
Dr Virginia Chatzidaki, Specialty Registrar in Paediatrics, Yorkshire and Humber Deanery
Dr Jaydeep Chitnis, Consultant Emergency Physician, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Catie Chou, Paediatric Cardiac Outreach Sister, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Dr Nazma Chowdhury, Locum Consultant Paediatrician, East Surrey Hospital
Dr Deborah Christie, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Myron Christodoulides, Chair Meningitis Now SMAP and Reader in Molecular Bacteriology/Microbiology, University of Southampton
Dr Matthew Christopherson, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Dr Stuart Clarke, Reader in Infectious Disease Epidemiology, University of Southampton
Dr Vinodhini Clarke, Consultant Paediatrician, Warwick Hospital
Fiona Clements, Senior Resuscitation Officer, Yorkhill Hospital, Glasgow
Professor Jonathan Cohen, Emeritus Professor, Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Dr Jane Connell, Consultant Paediatrician, Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Angus Cooper, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital
Dr Mehrengise Cooper, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist and Paediatric Tutor, Imperial College London
Dr Sian Cooper, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, Leeds General Infirmary
Dr Val Coupes, Consultant Paediatrician, Halliwell Health and Children’s Centre, Bolton
Dr John Criddle, Consultant Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Guys & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust & Evelina London
Dr Aubrey Cunningham, Senior Clinical Lecturer in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London
Dr Faye Dagger, Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine, Gloucester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Linda Daniel, Programme Manager Clinical Strategy (South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw), NHS England
Dr Jonathan Darling, Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Paediatrics and Child Health, Division of Women’s and Children’s Health, Leeds Institute of Medical Education
Dr Victoria Davenport, Senior Lecturer in Immunology, University of the West of England
Dr Ffion Davies, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Leicester Royal Infirmary
Professor Graham Davies, Consultant Immunologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital
Dr Patrick Davies, Clinical Lead, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Nottingham Children’s Hospital
Dr Phil Davies, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Naomi Davis, Consultant in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Dr Peter Davis, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Dr Erin Dawson, Associate Specialist Emergency Paediatrics, St Peter’s Hospital Chertsey
Dr Natasha de Vere, Consultant paediatrician, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Ana Del Rio, Consultant Paediatrician, Royal Blackburn Hospital in East Lancashire
Janet Derricott, Resuscitation Officer, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Winnie Dhaliwal, Teaching Fellow in Infectious Diseases, University of St Andrews
Mike Dickinson, Advanced Paediatric Life Support Instructor and Emergency Nurse Practitioner, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Mathew Diggle, Clinical Lead for Molecular Diagnostics, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Garth Dixon, Consultant Paediatric Microbiologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital
Dr Elizabeth Docherty, Consultant Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Barnsley Foundation Hospital Trust
Professor David Dockrell, Consultant in Communicable Diseases, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield
Dr Conor Doherty, Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow
Dr Colin Donald, Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Ninewells Hospital Dundee
Dr James Donnelly, Paediatric Registrar, Doncaster Royal Infirmary
Dr Pam D’Silva, PICU Consultant, King’s College Hospital
Dr Melanie Duckworth, RGN, The Surgery, Glastonbury
Iain Duncan, Junior Charge Nurse, Paediatric Intensive Care, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Dr Heather Durward, Associate Specialist in Paediatrics, Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Petronelle Eastwick-Field, Resuscitation Officer, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading
Janet Edmunds, Lead Nurse, Glangwili Hospital, Carmarthen
Dr Nawal El-khidir, PEM staff grade, Bradford Royal Infirmary
Anne Ellis, Resuscitation Officer, Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Julie Ellison, Consultant Paediatrician, Leighton Hospital
Andrew Elwers, Practice Development Charge Nurse, Emergency Department, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary
Dr Nicholas Embleton, Consultant Neonatal Paediatrician, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Marieke Emonts, Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne
Dr Jennifer Evans, Consultant Paediatrician, University Hospital of Wales
Professor Tom Evans, Professor of Molecular Microbiology, Glasgow Biomedical Research Centre
Ms Sian Falder, Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Dr Helen Fardy, Consultant Paediatrician, University Hospital of Wales
Margaret Farley, Lead Nurse Extracorporeal Life Support, PICU, Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Michael Farquhar, Consultant in Paediatric Sleep Medicine, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Professor Saul Faust, Honorary Consultant Paediatrician and Director, NIHR Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility
Victoria Felton, Matron for Paediatrics, ENT and Surgery, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Dr Cristina Fernandez, Clinical Research Fellow, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool
Dr Michael Fernando, Consultant Paediatrician, Yeovil District Hospital
Dr Katy Fidler, Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, Brighton
Professor Peter Fleming, Consultant Paediatrician, University Hospitals Bristol
Dr Peter-Marc Fortune, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Dr Steven Foster, Specialty Registrar in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow
Dr James Fraser, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Dr Simon Frazer, Consultant Paediatrician General Paediatrics, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Ian Freeman, Consultant Paediatrician, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Neil French, Chair of Infectious Diseases & Global Health & Hon Consultant Infectious Diseases, Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospital Trust & University of Liverpool
Dr Jon Gadian, Paediatric Registrar, Evelina Children’s Hospital
Dr Malcolm Gajraj, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
Dr Eva Galiza, Research Fellow, Paediatric Infectious Diseases, St Georges University of London
Dr Chris Gardner, Consultant Paediatrician, Royal Blackburn Hospital
Professor Elena Garralda, Emeritus Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Imperial College London
Dr M Bernadette Garrihy, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Dudley Group of Hospitals
Dr Simon George, Specialty Trainee Anaesthetics & Intensive Care, Royal Cornwall Hospital
Dr Judith Gilchrist, Consultant Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Diane Gindner, Consultant Paediatrician, Milton Keynes Community Health Services
Dr Effrossyni Gkrania-Klotsas, Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge
Dr Susan Glass, Consultant Paediatrician, Bolton NHS Trust
Dr Mo Gnanalingham, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Sue Goddard, Neurosurgical Phlebotomist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Dr Charles Godden, Consultant Paediatrician , Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford
Dr Anu Goenka, Clinical Research Fellow, University of Manchester
Dr Stephen Goldring, Consultant Paediatrician, Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Victoria Goodwin, Consultant in Paediatric and Emergency Medicine, Cwm Taf University Health Board
Jane Gore, Specialist Nurse Children in Care, Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Warrington Division
Dr Poonamallee Govindaraj, Consultant Paediatrician, Royal Glamorgan Hospital
Dr Lucy Grain, Consultant Paediatrician, Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Jim Gray, Consultant Paediatric Microbiologist, Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Anita Greaves, Sister on PICU, Evelina London Childrens Hospital
Juliette Green, Staff Nurse, Emergency Department, Lister Hospital Stevenage
Kerry Ann Green, Specialist Occupational Therapist, South Tyneside Foundation Trust
Dr Gareth Greenslade, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, North Bristol NHS Trust
Professor George Griffin, Honorary Consultant Physician, St George’s Hospital London
Dr Sarah Griffiths, Consultant Paediatrician, University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Steve Grimbleby, Paediatric Nurse, Geneva Health Nursing Agency
Dr Helen Grindulis, Consultant Paediatrician, Sandwell General Hospital
Dr Joydeep Grover, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Southmead Hospital, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol
Dr Scott Hackett, Consultant Paediatrician, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
Dr Rosie Hague, Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children (Yorkhill)
Caroline Haines, Consultant Nurse PICU/HDU, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Dr Gillian Halley, Consultant in Paediatric Long Term Ventilation, Royal Brompton Hospital
Jodie Halls, Clinical Supervisor/Paramedic, Yorkshire Ambulance Service
Professor Sophie Hambleton, Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Great North Children’s Hospital Newcastle upon Tyne
Catherine Hancock, Registered Nurse, The Surgery, Glastonbury
Dr Steven Hancock, Lead Consultant (Paediatrics), Embrace Transport Service
Rosemarie Hanna, Senior Staff Nurse, Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice
Dr Sara Hanna, Clinical Director and Consultant in Intensive Care, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Dr Jacky Hanson, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Sian Harding, Professor of Cardiac Pharmacology, Imperial College London
Nicola Harper, Staff Nurse, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Dr Stuart Hartshorn, Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Kathryn Haslam, Resuscitation Officer, Wrightington Wigan & Leigh NHS FT
Patricia Hayes, Dispensary Manager, Evelina Children’s Hospital
Dr Giles Haythornthwaite, Paediatric Emergency Consultant, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Dr Tim Haywood, Lead Clinician for Paediatric Intensive Care, Leeds General Infirmary
Michael Head, Research Associate, University College London
Professor Andrew Heath, Chair of Cellular Immunology, University of Sheffield Medical School
Professor Paul Heath, Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, St George’s Hospital London
Dr Paul Heaton, Consultant Paediatrician, Yeovil District Hospital
Dr Tammy Hedderly, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Evelina Children’s Hospital
Dr Scott Hendry, Consultant and Clinical Lead in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Royal Hospital for Sick Children Glasgow
Dr Janet Heraghty, Respiratory Consultant, Evelina Children’s Hospital
Dr Jethro Herberg, Honorary Consultant, Paediatric Infectious Disease, Imperial College London
Yvonne Heward, Lead Nurse for Education and Workforce Development, PICU Birmingham Children’s Hospital, & Nurse representative, Council, Paediatric Intensive Care Society
Professor Robert Heyderman, Professor of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Sarah Highwood, Speciality Coordinator in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Western Sussex Hospitals Foundation Trust
Jane Hodson, Lead IV Practitioner, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals Foundation Trust
Dr Vanessa Holme, Consultant Paediatrician, Royal Blackburn Hospital
Donna Hope, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nurse, Gloucestershire
Dr Felicity Howard, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist, University Hospital of Wales Cardiff
Dr Lee Hudson, Consultant Paediatrician, Great Ormond Street Hospital
Dr Mike Hudson, Honorary Senior Lecturer in the Department of Paediatrics, Imperial College London
Dr Sara-Louise Hulme, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
Dr Warren Hyer, Consultant Paediatrician & Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist, St Mark’s Hospital and Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London
Dr Luke Iddon, Emergency Medicine Consultant, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr David Inwald, Consultant in Paediatric Critical Care Medicine, St Mary’s Hospital London
Dr Yiannis Ioannou, Consultant Paediatrician, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
Dr Nickie Jakeman, Consultant Emergency Physician, Royal United Hospital, Bath
Ms Sue Jarvis, Consultant Pharmacist (PICU), Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Dr Sarvi Jayachandran, Consultant Paediatrician, Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Crewe
Dr Ravi Jayaram, Consultant Paediatrician, Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Liz Jemmett, Trainee Advanced Practitioner, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Dr Ian Jenkins, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care & Anaesthesia, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Dr Fergus Jepson, Consultant, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Alan Jervis, Head of Learning and Development, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Alison Jobling, Consultant Paediatrician, Stepping Hill Hospital
Dr Jolly John, Senior Clinical Medical Officer, The David Lewis Centre, Warford, Cheshire
Dr Andy Jones, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, North Tyneside General Hospital
Dr Gareth Jones, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care, Southampton General Hospital
Dr Hannah Jones, Post Doctoral Researcher, Institute of Child Health, University College London
Dr Hilary Jones, GP, Patron Meningitis Research Foundation, Health Editor ITV Breakfast & BMI Health Care, The Hampshire Clinic Basingstoke
Dr Laura Jones, Paediatric Consultant, NHS Lothian
Dr Samantha Jones, Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Leicester Royal Infirmary
Sue Jones, Director of Nursing and Quality, North Bristol NHS Trust
Dr Ben Jordan, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, North Bristol NHS Trust
Dr Deepthi Jyothish, Consultant Paediatrician, Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Professor Aras Kadioglu, Professor of Bacterial Pathogenesis, University of Liverpool
Dr Ajanta Kamal, Consultant General Paediatrician, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Professor Beate Kampmann, Professor of Paediatric Infection, Immunity & International Child Health, Imperial College London
Dr Dipak Kanabar, Consultant Paediatrician, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Dr George Kassianos, Immunisation Lead, Royal College of General Practitioners
Dr Dagmar Kastner-Cole, Consultant Paediatrician, Tayside Children’s Hospital, Dundee
Dr Helen Keeton, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Southampton
Dr Dominic Kelly, Consultant in Paediatrics and Paediatric Infectious Disease, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Fiona Kelly, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Royal United Hospital, Bath
Dr Jason Kendall, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, North Bristol NHS Trust
Ceridwen Kennedy, Staff Nurse, Papworth Hospital
Gemma Kennelly, Paediatric Staff Nurse, Children’s Emergency Department, Queen’s Hospital, Romford
Dr Julia Kenny, Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Institute of Child Health, University College London
Dr Steve Kerr, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Dr Sherif Khalifa, ST1 in Paediatrics, Wales Deanery
Dr Hammad Khan, Consultant Neonatologist, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Dr Daniel Khew, General Practitioner, Co Fermanagh, N Ireland
Dr Christopher Kidson, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, Royal Hospital for Sick Children (Yorkhill)
Dr Ian Kilroy, Consultant Paediatrician, Warrington & Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Suzanne King, Locum Paediatrician, Children’s Emergency Department, Royal Derby Hospital
Dr Sheena Kinmond, Consultant Paediatrician, NHS Ayrshire & Arran
Dr Tom Kippax, Emergency Medicine Consultant, The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Nigel Klein, Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Great Ormond Street Hospital
Dr Hilary Klonin, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care, Hull Royal Infirmary
Dr Rachel Kneen, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Simon Kroll, Professor of Paediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London
Professor Jai Kulkarni, Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine, University Hospital of South Manchester
Dr Dinakantha Kumararatne, Consultant Immunologist, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge
Dr Arun Kundu, Lead Consultant Paediatrician, Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children, Carshalton, Surrey
Dr Mathew Kurian, Consultant Paediatrician and Lead Clinician for Paediatric Respiratory Disease, Doncaster & Bassetlaw NHS Trust
Dr Joanna Laddie, Paediatric Palliative Care Consultant, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Dr Dave Laithwaite, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Royal Derby Hospital
Professor Monica Lakhanpaul, Professor of Integrated Community Child Health, University College London Institute of Child Health
Dr Lilias Lamont, Retired Consultant Paediatrician, Western Sussex Hospital NHS Trust
Jo Lane, Paediatric Nurse, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Professor Paul Langford, Professor of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London
Amy Leask, Practice Nurse, Scalloway Health Centre
Dr Geraldine Lennon, Consultant Paediatrician, Airedale Hospital
Dr Paul Leonard, Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Paediatric Emergency Medicine, RCPE
Dr Nick Lessof, Consultant Paediatrician, Great Ormond Street Hospital
Professor David Lewis, Head of Clinical Studies, NIHR/Wellcome Trust Imperial CRF, Imperial Centre for Translational and Experimental Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London
Dr Gabi Lipshen, Consultant Paediatrician, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Michael Lockhart, Consultant Microbiologist, NHS Tayside
Dr Joanna Longstaffe, Clinical Director, The Independent General Practice, Cardiff
Andrew Loughlin, Paediatric Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Wirral University Teaching Hospital
Dr Daniel Lumsden, Specialty Registrar in Paediatric Neurology, Evelina Children’s Hospital
Dr Hermione Lyall, Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London
Dr Fiona Lynch, PICU nurse consultant, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Dr Mark Lyttle, Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Dr Nathalie MacDermott, Paediatric Speciality Trainee and Honorary Clinical Research Fellow, Cwm Taf NHS Trust and Imperial College London
Dr Iain MacIntosh, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist & Director PICU, Southampton General Hospital
Dr Jenny MacLennan, Clinical Researcher, University of Oxford
Dr Ian Maconochie, Lead Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Dr Duncan Macrae, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Nick Makwana, Consultant Paediatrician, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Cliff Mann, President of the College of Emergency Medicine and Consultant in Accident and Emergency Medicine, Musgrove Park Hospital
Dr Rebecca Mann, Consultant Paediatrician, Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Alexa Mannings, Consultant Anaesthetist, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Ceri Manson, Paediatric Medicine Pharmacist, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Dr Robin Marlow, Research Fellow, University of Bristol
Dr Will Marriage, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Rosamund Marvin, ST5 in Palliative Care, Arthur Rank Hospice, Cambridge
Mandy Matthews, Head of International Practice Development, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Emmeline McArdle, Registered Nurse, Advantage Healthcare
Kirsteen McCulloch, Sister/Retrieval Nurse Practitioner, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Dr Catherine McDougall, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care and Respiratory Medicine, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh
Professor Johnjoe McFadden, Professor of Molecular Genetics, University of Surrey
Dr Jillian McFadzean, Clinical Lead for PICU, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh
Dr James McFetrich, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust
Dr Fiona McGill, Clinical Research Fellow, University of Liverpool
Dr Lisa McGullion, Consultant Paediatrician, Royal Bolton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Michael McIntyre, Consultant Microbiologist, Wexham Park Hospital
Dr Catriona McKeating, Consultant Paediatrician, Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust
Ms Audrey McKelvey, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Lagan Valley Hospital
Dr Alison McKendrick, Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
David McKenna, Practice Educator in Emergency Care, Royal Sussex County Hospital
Dr Joanna McKerrell, GP, Waterbeach Surgery, Cambs
Sheila McQueen, Head of Health, Community and Education Department, Northumbria University
Dr Jon McViety, Consultant Paediatrician, Royal Bolton Hospital
Paul McVittie, Service Manager – Resuscitation & Clinical Simulation, Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Abigail Mee, Paediatric Chief Pharmacist, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Dr Bimal Mehta, Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Dr Andrew Mellon, Consultant Paediatrician, City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Colin Melville, Consultant Paediatrician, University Hospital of North Midlands
Dr Maria Michelagnoli, Consultant Paediatrician, University College London Hospitals
Dr Annemieke Miedema, Consultant Paediatric Intensive Care, Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Dr Henry Mintz, GP, Lisson Grove Health Centre
Dr Siraj Misbah, Consultant Clinical Immunologist, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr James Moir, Reader, Dept of Biology, University of York
Dr Quen Mok, Consultant Paediatric and Neonatal Intensivist, Great Ormond Street Hospital
Su Monk, Head of Nursing, Renal and Outpatients Directorate, North Bristol NHS Trust
Dr Fergal Monsell, Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Dr Mary Montgomery, Clinical Lead, Kids Intensive Care and Decision Support, Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Dr Claire Moore, Consultant Anaesthetist, University Hospital of South Manchester
Dr Jo Morgan, Consultant Paediatrician, Royal Bolton Hospital
Dr Kevin Morris, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care, Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Rachael Morrison, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Paediatric Intensive Care, Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Professor Richard Moxon, Emeritus Professor Paediatrics, University of Oxford
Dr Linda Murdoch, Lead Clinician in Paediatric Intensive Care, St George’s Hospital London
Dr Inderjeet Nagra, Consultant Radiologist, Worcestershire Acute Hospital
Dr Richard Neal, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Clare Nelson, Family Nurse, Ealing Family Nurse Partnership
Dr Sandy Nelson, Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine, Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Londonderry
Dr Victoria Nesbitt, Specialty Registrar in Paediatrics, Mersey Deanery (Leighton Hospital)
Dr Kim Neuling, Paediatric Consultant, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Dr Jane Newcombe, Research Fellow, University of Surrey
Professor Marie-Louise Newell, Professor of Global Health, University of Southampton
Mary Newman, Director of Quality and Assurance, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals FT
Dr Geraldine Ng, Consultant Neonatologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Dr Tamsyn Nicole, Designated Doctor for Child Death for Somerset, Local Safeguarding Children Board
Dr Nelly Ninis, Consultant Paediatrician, St Mary’s Hospital London
Tracey Nolan, Research Nurse, Maidstone Hospital
Dr Vas Novelli, Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Great Ormond Street Hospital
Dr Katherine Oakley, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, St Helena Hospice, Colchester
Elizabeth O’Connor, Staff Nurse, PICU, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Dr Patricia O’Connor, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Hairmyres Hospital, Glasgow
Dr Roddy O’Donnell, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge
Dr Simon Odum, Associate Specialist in Emergency Medicine, North Bristol NHS Trust
Dr Benedicta Ogeah, Consultant Community Paediatrician, Epsom and St Helier University Teaching Hospital
Dr Ifeanyichukwu Okike, Consultant Paediatrician, Derby Children’s Hospital
Dr Neil Oldfield, Senior Research Fellow, University of Nottingham
Dr Siva Oruganti, Consultant Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
Sharon Osbourne, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Amputee Rehabilitation & Specialist Orthotics Service
Dr Tim Overton, Consultant in Fetal Medicine and Obstetrics, St Michaels Hospital
Dr Nisha Pargass, Consultant Paediatrician, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Dr Caroline Park, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Kate Parkins, Lead Consultant, North West and North Wales Paediatric Transport Service
Dr Richard Parry, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth
Dr Kamal Patel, Consultant Paediatrician, Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital Brighton
Dr Nazima Pathan, University Lecturer and Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care, University of Cambridge and Addenbrooke’s Hospital
Dr Stéphane Paulus, Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Dr Nick Payne, Adult and Paediatric ED Consultant, Jersey General Hospital
Dr Mike Pearce, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Northampton General Hospital
Dr Lesley Peers, Consultant General Paediatrician, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Catherine Penrose, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care, Leeds General Infirmary
Dr Mark Peters, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, Great Ormond Street Hospital
Dr Barbara Phillips, Retired Emergency Paediatric Consultant, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Dr Alex Philpott, Clinical Lead, West Midlands Neonatal Transfer Service
Dr Samantha Plagaro Cowee, Locum GP, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG
Dr Nick Plant, Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Dr Stephen Playfor, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Dr Adrian Plunkett, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Dr Gillian Porter, Emergency Medicine Consultant, Belfast
Marion Potter, Paediatric Ward Sister, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Colin Powell, Senior Lecturer in Child Health and Honorary Consultant Paediatrician, Children’s Hospital for Wales
Dr Debbie Pullen, Consultant Paediatrician, Surrey and Sussex NHS healthcare Trust
Professor Shakeel Qureshi, Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Dr Ruth Radcliffe, Consultant Paediatrician, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Dr Malgorzata Radomska, Neonatal Associate Specialist, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Dr Karl Rakshi, Consultant Paediatrician, Royal Blackburn Hospital, East Lancashire Hospitals Trust
Dr Sithara Ramdas, Speciality Registrar, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Dr Padmanabhan Ramnarayan, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care and Retrieval, Great Ormond Street Hospital
Dr Elisa Ramos Sevillano, Postdoctoral Researcher, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, Oxford University
Mark Randell, Advanced Paediatric Nurse Practitioner, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Dr Elise Randle, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, Great Ormond Street Hospital
Dr Jane Ratcliffe, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Dr Benila Ravindranathan, Consultant in Paediatrics, University College London Hospital
Nicola Reilly, Senior Clinical Pharmacist, Intensive Care, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Sharon Rice, Registered Adult Nurse, Kettering General Hospital, Northamptonshire
Dr Nathalie Richard, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Whittington Hospital
Dr Julie Richardson, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children
Dr Martin Richardson, Consultant Paediatrician, Peterborough Hospital
Dr Shelley Riphagen, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Professor Ian Roberts, Professor of Molecular Microbiology, University of Manchester
Dr Mari Roberts, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist, Children’s Hospital for Wales, University Hospital for Wales, Cardiff
Dr Ruth Roberts, Consultant Paediatrician, South Tees NHS Foundation Trust
Anne-Maree Robinson, Senior Sister, PICU, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Dr Karen Robinson, Associate Professor of Infections & Immunity, University of Nottingham
Dr Simon Robinson, Paediatric Intensivist & ECMO Consultant, Glenfield and Leicester Royal Infirmary Hospitals
Dr Susan Robinson, Clinical Director of the Emergency Department (ED), Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge
Rebekah Rogers, Paediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery Pharmacist, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Dr Damian Roland, Consultant and Honorary Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Leicester Hospitals
Gael Rolls, Senior Charge Nurse/Critical Care Coordinator, Royal Hospital for Sick Children (Yorkhill)
Dr Arne Rose, Consultant Emergency Medicine & Paediatric Emergency Medicine & Associate Medical Director, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Robert Ross-Russell, Consultant Paediatrician, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge
Professor Andrew Rowland, Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and Honorary Professor the University of Salford
Dr Helen Rowlands, PICU Consultant, University Hospital Southampton
Dr Rachel Rowlands, Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Leicester Royal Infirmary
Dr David Rowney, Consultant Anaesthesia and Intensive Care (Retrieval), Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh
Dr Sarah Russ, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of North Durham
Dr Manish Sadarangani, Honorary Specialist Registrar in Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
Dr Sakinah Said Ali, Paediatrics Junior Clinical Fellow, Royal Blackburn Hospital
Dr Tina Sajjanhar, Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Lewisham
Dr Penny Salt, Consultant Paediatrician, University College London Hospitals
Dr Matthew Sames, Consultant Anaesthetist & Intensivist, Bucks Healthcare NHS Trust
Dr Martin Samuels, Consultant Paediatrician, Chair of International Advanced Paediatric Life Support Working Group
Dr Julian Sandell, Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Alison Sanders, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Dr Nick Sargant, Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Dr Steffen Schickerling, Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Peterborough City Hospital
Dr Kevin Scott, Clinical Scientist, Scottish Microbiology Reference Laboratories (Glasgow)
Lynn Scott, Senior Sister in PICU, Great North Children’s Hospital
Dr Andrew Seaton, Consultant in Infectious Diseases and General Medicine, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Dr James Seddon, Clinical Lecturer in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London
Gerri Sefton, Advanced Nurse Practitioner PICU, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Andrew Selby, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care and Long Term Ventilation, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Ian Selby, Consultant Anaesthetist, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Hossain Shahidullah, Consultant Dermatologist, Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Ananth Shankar, Honorary Senior Lecturer & Consultant in Paediatric & Adolescent Oncology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Aileen Sharp, Neonatal Transport Nurse, West Midlands Neonatal Transfer Service
Dr Nitin Shastri, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, Royal Brompton Hospital
Dr Jonathan Shaw, Reader in Microbiology, University of Sheffield Medical School
Elizabeth Shelton, Registered Nurse, The Surgery, Glastonbury
Dr Anil Shenoy, Consultant Paediatrician, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Jessica Sherratt, Student Nurse, University of Greenwich
Professor Michael Shields, Professor of Child Health & Consultant Paediatrician, Queen’s University of Belfast & Royal Belfast Hosital for Sick Children
Dr Delaine Shingadia, Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Great Ormond Street Hospital
Dr Peter Sidgwick, Paediatric Registrar, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
Dr Leigh Simmonds, Consultant Emergency Medicine, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Jo Sims, Consultant Paediatrician, Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Mervyn Singer, Professor of Intensive Care Medicine, University College London
Dr Bethany Singh, Clinical Fellow, Evelina Children’s Hospital
Nicola Singh, Specialist Paediatric Haematology/Oncology/BMT Pharmacist, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Dr S Sivakumar, Consultant Paediatrician, City Hospital Birmingham SWBH NHS trust
Dr Fieke Slee-Wijffels, Paediatric Intensivist, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Lisbeth Smith, Paediatric Resuscitation Practitioner, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Professor Alan Smyth, Professor of Child Health & Head of Division of Child Health, Obstetrics & Gynaecology (COG), University of Nottingham
Dr Matthew Snape, Consultant in General Paediatrics and Vaccinology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Laura Snow, Sister PICU, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Dr Dalbir Sohi, Consultant Paediatrician, The North Middlesex University Hospital, London
Rosemarie Speedie, Senior Clinical Nurse, Emergency Department, Forth Valley Royal Hospital
Professor Brian Spratt, Professor of Microbiology, Imperial College London
Dr Charles Stack, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist and Intensivist, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Robert Stafford, Consultant in Adult & Paediatric Emergency Medicine, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Andrea Stanley, Paediatric Sister, Broomfield Hospital Chelmsford Essex
Dr Mairi Stark, Consultant Paediatrician, Royal Hospital for Sick Children Edinburgh
Alexis Stevens, Health Protection Nurse, Wessex Centre
Dr David Stewart, Paediatric Intensivist (Retired), Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Carol Stiles, Nurse Educator, University College London Hospital
Dr Joanne Stirling, Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Royal Hospital for Sick Children Glasgow
Dr Simon Struthers, Consultant Paediatrician, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr P Sudarshan, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist, Nottingham Children’s Hospital
Dr Robin Sunderland, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist, St George’s Hospital, London
Dr Julia Surridge, Paediatric ED Consultant & Convenor for the Association of Paediatric Emergency Medicine (APEM), Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Kate Swan, Paediatric Specialist Registrar, St Thomas’ Hospital, London
Dr Frank Swinton, Consultant Anaesthetist and APLS Instructor, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Robin Tall, Consultant Paediatrician, Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Miss Clare Taylor, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Royal United Hospital, Bath
Dr Judy Taylor, Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Dr Prakash Thiagarajan, Consultant General & Neonatal Paediatrician, Noble’s Hospital
Dr Yamuna Thiru, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust
Jill Thistlethwaite, Senior Sister in PICU, University Hospital Southampton
Dr Fiona Thompson, Consultant Paediatrician, Northampton General Hospital
Dr Alistair Thomson, Consultant Paediatrician, Mersey Deanery (Leighton Hospital)
Dr Kent Thorburn, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Dr Wayne Thornton, Consultant Paediatrician, Royal Blackburn Hospital
Professor Guy Thwaites, Professor of Infectious Diseases & Director of Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, University of Oxford
Dr Bianca Tiesman, Consultant Paediatrician, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Dr Mark Tighe, Consultant Paediatrician, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Amanda Tomlinson, Paediatric Nurse, Isabel Healthcare
Dr Jeremy Tong, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Dr Richard Tozer, Consultant Paediatrician & Acute Care Lead, South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Dr David Turner, Clinical Associate Professor and Honorary Consultant Microbiologist, University of Nottingham and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Dr Lance Turtle, NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Infectious Diseases, University of Liverpool
Dr Judith Umeadi, Specialty Registrar in Paediatrics, Royal Blackburn Hospital
Dr Mamta Vaidya, Consultant, Barts Health NHS Trust
Dr Nadja van Ginneken, General Practitioner, Vauxhall Health Centre, Liverpool
Dr Vikranth Venugopalan, Consultant Neonatologist, Birmingham City Hospital
Dr Sapna Verma, previously Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Dr Tushar Vince, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, King’s College Hospital
Professor Harish Vyas, Professor in PICU and Respiratory Medicine, Nottingham University Hospitals
Dr Stephen Wadams, Consultant Paediatrician, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Simon Waller, Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Dr Maybelle Wallis, Consultant Paediatrician, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
Nicola Walmsley, Clinical Supervisor, Yorkshire Ambulance Service
Dr Rachel Walpole, Consultant Anaesthetist, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport
Dr Sam Walters, Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London
Dr Allan Wardhaugh, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist & Clinical Director, Child Health, University Hospital of Wales
Mr David Watson, Emergency Department Consultant, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Fiona Watson, Consultant Paediatrician, Bolton NHS Foundation trust
Heather Weerdenburg, Cardiac and Surgical Specialist Paediatric Pharmacist, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Dr Steven Welch, Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
Dr Claire Westrope, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care, University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust
Dr Emma Wheatley, Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia, Royal Bolton Hospital
Dr Murray Wheeler, Consultant Paediatrician, York Hospital
Debbie White, Clinical Research Nurse, PICU, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge
Dr Gabriel Whitlingum, Consultant Paediatrician – Neurodisability, Royal Hampshire County Hospital
Dr Tim Whittington, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford
Dr Andrew Williams, Consultant community paediatrician, Northampton General Hospital
Professor Neil Williams, Professor of Immunology, University of Bristol
Dr Nicola Williams, Consultant Anaesthetist, Gloucestershire Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Peter Williams, Emeritus Professor of Microbiology, University of Leicester
Dr Grace Williamson, Consultant Paediatric Intensivist, Great North Children’s Hospital Newcastle upon Tyne
Dr Bridget Wilson, Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Birmingham Children’s Hospital
Dr Catharine Wilson, Consultant Anaesthetist, Sheffield Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Peter Wilson, PICU Consultant, Southampton General Hospital
Dr Andrew Winrow, Consultant Paediatrician, Kingston hospital
Thomas Witter, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Paediatric Cardiology, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Dr Dora Wood, Specialist Registrar in Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine, Great Ormond Street Hospital
Dr Karl Wooldridge, Associate Professor of Microbiology, University of Nottingham
Dr Rosanne Wrench, Sessional GP, NHS Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG
Dr Katie Wright, Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Louise Wright, Consultant Paediatrician, Frimley Park Hospital
Dr Naomi Wright, Paediatric Surgery Registrar, Evelina Children’s Hospital
Dr Victoria Wright, Senior Research Fellow, Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Imperial College London
Dr Richard Wroth, Consultant Anaesthetist and Intensivist, Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Dr Katie Yallop, Paediatric Registrar, Winchester Hospital
Dr Robert Yates, Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Dr Emma Young, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Barts Health NHS Trust
Dr Deborah Zeitlin, PICU Registrar, Evelina London Children’s Hospital
Dr Qibo Zhang, Senior Lecturer in Immunology, University of Liverpool