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