Fresh calls for spare allergy pens in schools after children still left ‘at risk’ following death of Benedict Blythe

Posted: 27th October 2025

Source: Fresh calls for spare allergy pens in schools after children still left ‘at risk’ following death of Benedict Blythe

The charity- set up in memory of five-year-old- Benedict Blythe who passed away after suffering fatal anaphylaxis while at Barnack Primary School in 2021- has been left frustrated that at a lack of action from the Department for Education.

The Foundation has called on the government to act immediately to protect pupils at risk of anaphylaxis, following publication of landmark research by Helen Blythe (Benedict’s mother) and Professor Paul Turner of Imperial College London and the National Allergy Strategy Group.

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