This rapid response on deaths of children from meningitis and meningococcal disease in
Wales is undertaken for, and at the request of, Welsh Government. It seeks to describe the numbers of cases known to the Child Death Review Programme and identify key guidance/recommendations in existence for the UK that could contribute to reducing child deaths from meningitis.
The Child Death Review Programme aims to identify and describe patterns and causes of child deaths and to recommend actions that could prevent future child deaths in Wales.