Infectious Diseases: Babies
Commons · Question 18717 · Tabled 14 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 3 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his department is taking to tackle (a) sepsis, (b) meningitis and (c) pneumonia in newborn babies.
Answer
Answered by Dame Diana Johnson, 3 Sep 2026
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) plays a key role in tackling group B streptococcus (GBS) and other neonatal infections. Through national surveillance systems, the agency monitors the trends, characteristics, and outcomes of GBS infection, to assess ...