Expert group on meningitis is set up

An expert group set up to investigate a meningitis outbreak in south Wales in which three people have died is about to meet for the first time. The full terms of reference for the group, to be chaired by Professor Ian Cameron, provost and vice chancellor of the University of Wales, were still being finalised this week.

It is understood that the team may look at possible ways to reduce public anxiety and to increase understanding of preventive measures. “The terms of reference will be very wide, and we will look at what happened …