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Read through our latest stories, features and company updates.
Getting proactive about allergy care: Cotham School, Bristol - Case Study
The days are getting shorter, colder and wetter, so to brighten things up, we wanted to share the story of how we partnered with Cotham secondary school in Bristol, who proactively installed five Anaphylaxis Kitts across their site.
We’re hiring! Want to join our team?
We’re excited to announce that we’re looking to hire a Customer Success Executive to join our team and help us create a new standard for allergy care. Interested? Read to find out more and apply for the role.
Partnering with Robert Halfon MP for Anaphylaxis Awareness Week
We ran our first-ever in-person event with schools in Harlow for Anaphylaxis Awareness Week, alongside MP Robert Halfon & CEO Clare Bull!
Family of 14-year-old girl who had severe allergic reaction at school “dread” what could have happened without Anaphylaxis Kitt
Ava was attending a dance rehearsal at the Harris Rainham Academy in Essex, when she had a severe allergic reaction and couldn’t find her adrenaline pens. Thankfully, an Anaphylaxis Kitt was installed nearby.
Back to School: How to Prepare for an Allergy-Aware Year Ahead
As the summer holidays draw to a close and a new school year approaches, we want to ensure that your return to the classroom is as smooth, safe, and allergy-aware as possible.
Improving Allergy Management in Education: Case Study - Ralph Allen Secondary School
Ralph Allen School, a large secondary in Bath, revolutionises its’ allergy policy, improves access to critical training for staff and enhances allergy awareness by replacing their current allergy provision with Anaphylaxis Kitts.
Our Anaphylaxis Kitts Went Viral!
We woke up Saturday morning to millions of views, thousands of comments and messages, and some insane enquiries after redownloading Tiktok for the first time in over a year and uploading some new content to our Kitt Medical account…
Adrenaline Auto-Injectors: Emergency Anaphylaxis Treatment Devices
Adrenaline auto-injectors have emerged as crucial devices in emergency situations, where immediate treatment is required to counter allergic reactions, such as anaphylaxis.
The Power of Allergy Training: Celebrating 1,000+ Committed School Staff
By subscribing to easily accessible training programs like ours, schools can empower their staff to create safer and more inclusive environments for students with allergies. This recent achievement of 1,000+ completions highlights the growing recognition of the importance of our Anaphylaxis Kitt service alongside allergy training and its potential to save lives.
Understanding Allergy: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment.
Allergy has been labelled by the World Health Organisation as a global epidemic, affecting approximately 550 million people globally. But what actually is allergy? What causes it? and how can it be treated? Let’s start from the very beginning.
We won The Conduit Young Innovator Award!
With a cash prize of up to £20k, complimentary membership to The Conduit, and mentoring from industry experts, it’s another incredible piece of recognition for Kitt Medical that will help us in our overall mission to create a new standard for allergy care.
The UK Parliament debate on Owen’s Law & an Allergy Tsar
On the 15th May the UK government will be taking a big step forward - debating both Owen’s Law and the need for an Allergy Tsar. This comes after years of hard fought campaign work by both bereaved families.
‘Emerade’ adrenaline auto-injector recall
All Emerade adrenaline auto-injector pens are being recalled due to issues that could inhibit their ability to function properly and therefore treat anaphylaxis.
Working with over 100 schools across the UK
We flew past our first major milestone... delivering Anaphylaxis Kitts to 100+ schools across the UK only three months after launching!
Professor Adam Fox on Allergy, Anaphylaxis & Adrenaline
Ahead of #AllergyAwarenessWeek (April 24th 2023) Zak sits down with Professor Adam Fox to quiz him on all things allergy, anaphylaxis, and adrenaline, busting a few widely believed myths in the process.
An allergic reaction on the Eurostar…
Signifying the importance of #AllergyAwarenessWeek almost on cue: a child has an allergic reaction on the Eurostar, and there's no adrenaline available.
How it’s going: Our Q1 update
After a well deserved easter break, I wanted to reflect on our amazingly successful Q1 at Kitt Medical, where we achieved some incredible milestones:
A one month post-launch review of our impact
We've delivered a total of 75 Anaphylaxis Kitts to 54 schools and academies across the country in one month!
Partnering with the Palladian Academy Trust
We managed to turn an early adopter from our pilot phase into a 11 school trust wide partnership 🎉
Pitching, presenting, and public speaking
We’ve been touring the UK hosting talks for schools and academies across the country!