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Under the microscope:
Over 20 years of Progress

Book of Experience

Book of Experience

meningitis & septicaemia can kill in hours!

People who are faced with meningitis and septicaemia have to act fast to help save a life.

Supporting you

We provide 24 hour support services for any concerns you may have about meningitis and septicaemia.

Our helpline offers trained staff and nurses to answer your questions.

Become a member of the Foundation to access further support, including our telephone befriending scheme.

Helpline

Our helpline is there for anyone who has been affected by or has concerns about the diseases.


Membership

Membership offers you the chance to meet others with similar experiences, and build relationships to work together for a world free from meningitis and septicaemia.

Membership is free for people who have direct experience of meningitis and septicaemia.

After effects

Information and help for those dealing with the physical and psychological after effects of meningitis and septicaemia.


Befriender network

Our telephone befriending network puts people who have recently been affected in touch with a trained befriender who has had a similar experience of the diseases.

Support from those who truly understand.

Disability Rights and Benefits

Your guide to benefits, services and equipment in England

Home Visits

Visits to suit individual needs.

Book of Experience

Contribute your story or read how others have been affected by meningitis and septicaemia.


Useful links

Further help and support about bereavement or after effects.


Impact of Meningitis

MRF reports on the access to urgent hospital care and follow-up care, and the long-term impact of the illness on health and well-being.

Support for You
Download our Support for You leaflet or order copies online
Simon Robertson

Meningococcal disease

Meningococcal disease at 49

The befriending service has helped me tremendously. Even now I find it an enormous relief.

Current research
Assessing a child

Assessing children's memory and learning ability following hospital admission with septicaemia and meningitis

Emotional and behavioural problems in children after meningitis

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