Our Patrons and Ambassadors represent and promote our work across the country

Jane Wells MBE

Patron / Ambassador

Jane is one of the founding members of the meningitis movement in the UK after her son contracted meningitis in an outbreak in the early 1980s.

Jane dedicated her life to helping others affected by meningitis, manning the first Meningitis Helpline from her sitting room and taking the fight for recognition of the disease to parliament.

Jane's blog posts

Jane's experiences of the Five Valleys Walk

18th September 2020

Andrew Harvey

Patron / Ambassador

Andrew Harvey is President of Meningitis Now. He presented BBC TV News for many years before moving to ITN and now has his own media training company.
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh

Patron / Ambassador

HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh is our Royal Patron and is passionate about our work and helping people affected by meningitis.
Lord Williams of Oystermouth Master of Magdalene

Patron / Ambassador

Lord Williams is an Anglican bishop and was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 2002 until 2012.
Lord Darzi

Patron / Ambassador

Lord Darzi is a multi-award winning surgeon at Imperial College London and was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Department of Health from 2007 to 2009.

Jane's blog posts

Jane's experiences of the Five Valleys Walk

18th September 2020

Andrew Harvey

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh

Lord Williams of Oystermouth Master of Magdalene

Lord Darzi