Meningitis: West Dorset
Commons · Question 128490 · Tabled 20 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 28 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) awareness, (b) diagnosis and (c) treatment of meningitis in West Dorset constituency.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 28 Apr 2026
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has confirmed three cases of meningococcal disease among young people in Weymouth, Dorset. These three cases have been confirmed as meningitis B and are the same sub-strain serotype P1.19, P1.15. The UKHSA has confirm...