Group B Strep Support

Group B Strep Support was formed in 1996, after the founders' son had a group B Strep infection.[1] Since then it has established a medical panel[2] and set up a board of trustees.[1] The charity has been heavily involved in public consultations on group B Strep prevention, and in 2012 commented on the National Screening Committee's review of GBS testing.[3] In 2012, the chief executive Jane Plumb received an MBE for services for child health.[4]

GBSS states that it has three main aims:[5]

• Offer information and support to families affected by group B Streptococcus
• Inform health professionals and individuals how most group B Strep infections in newborn babies can be prevented
• Generate continued support for research into preventing group B Strep infections in newborn babies

• Worked with UK health professionals and professional medical bodies to raise the profile of group B Strep in the UK.[6][7][8][9][10]
• Played a part in causing the 2003 RCOG risk-based guidelines on the prevention of early-onset group B Strep infection, and continues to campaign for improved guidelines and awareness in medical professionals.[11]
• Raised significant public awareness of group B Strep and the impact a group B Strep infection can have on newborn babies if not prevented.[12][13][14][15][16][17]

• Alasdair McDonnell[18]
• David Cameron[18]
• Hilary Jones (doctor)[18]
• James Roby[18][19][20]
• Jeffrey Donaldson[18]
• Kate Garraway[18]
• Nadine Dorries[21]
• Nicholas Soames[18]
• Philip Hollobone[18]
• Theresa May[18]

• Chris Steele[22]
• James Roby[22]
• Nicholas Soames[22]

• Official website