Resources for health professionals and their patients

Online and interactive meningitis resources for all health professionals who work with patients affected by meningitis and septicaemia.

Resources include treatment protocols and symptoms information, as well as general patient awareness materials. 

All resources have been developed in consultation with health professionals.

Our resources are available to download below.

If you are in the UK or ireland and would like to order printed copies of any of these resources please email helpline@meningitis.org.

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Am I at risk? - Ire 2024
Am I at risk? - UK 2024
Meningitis Baby Watch A3 poster 1 - 2025
For: Parents and other carers of babies and very small children

Babies have a higher risk of meningitis than any other age group. This award winning pictorial representation of symptoms assists parents and other carers to recognise meningitis and septicaemia in babies and too young to explain how they are feeling. Updated from the largest current national study of meningitis in newborn, funded by MRF.
Meningitis Baby Watch A3 poster 2 - 2025
Meningitis Research Foundation symptoms - Facebook
Meningitis Research Foundation symptoms - Instagram
Meningitis Research Foundation symptoms - LinkedIn
Meningitis Research Foundation symptoms - Twitter
Symptom checker babies - 2024
Young adult symptoms checker poster - 2024
Symptoms checker poster - 2024
Symptoms Card - 2017
For: All

Straight forward list of meningitis and septicaemia symptoms which fit handily into a wallet or purse - credit card sized
Symptom wheel - 2024
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Adult recovery guide
Your Guide for Ireland - 2018
For: Parents and carers of children dealing with the after effects of meningitis and septicaemia in Ireland .

This booklet has been written to help families following hospital discharge and provides in depth information about recovery, aftercare and potential after effects of meningitis and septicaemia.
Your guide for the UK - 2018
For: parents and carers of children dealing with the after effects of meningitis and septicaemia in the UK.

Jointly produced with Meningitis Now, this booklet has been written to help families following hospital discharge in the UK and provides in depth information about recovery, aftercare and potential after effects of meningitis and septicaemia.
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Difficulty accessing NHS services (2023)
Emotional and behavioural effects of acquired brain injury (2023)
Learning and cognitive effects of acquired brain injury (2023)
Physical effects of acquired brain injury (2023)
Sensory effects of acquired brain injury (2023)
Sepsis Amputations including loss of fingers, toes and limbs (2023)
Sepsis Amputee rehabilitation (2023)
Sepsis Bone growth problems after sepsis (2023)
Sepsis Kidney damage during and after sepsis (2023)
Sepsis Skin scarring after sepsis (2023)
Sepsis The use of external fixators for limb correction (2023)
Speech, language and communication difficulties after acquired brain injury (2023)
Structure and function of the brain (2023)
Your Guide - Amputation
Your Guide - Amputee Rehabilitation
Your Guide - Bone Growth Problems
Your Guide - Kidney Damage
Your Guide - Skin Scarring
Your Guide - External Fixators for Limb Correction
Your Guide - Hearing Loss and Tinnitus after Meningitis
Your Guide - Balance Problems
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Meningococcal - 2019
Group W meningococcal (MenW) - 2015
Pneumococcal - 2012
Rarer types
Salmonella
Tuberculosis (TB)
Viral - 2012
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MenACWY vaccine student sheet - UK (2024)
MenB vaccine factsheet (2023)
Pneumococcal vaccine factsheet (2020)
Many printed versions of these resources are free to order if you are in the UK or Ireland.
Meningitis and septicaemia can kill in hours - know the symptoms.
Many of the after effects of meningitis aren't immediately obvious. In this blog, Support Manager Cat explains how we can help.
Membership and support

The MRF Membership and Support team are here for you for any questions you might have about meningitis and septicaemia and their effects on you, or your family and friends.

Tel: Helpline UK 080 8800 3344 Ireland 1800 41 33 44