Kitt Medical, 80 Liverpool Road, London (2026)

08/04/2026

Something I wish more people knew about anaphylaxis:

It’s not always just “allergic person + allergen = reaction.”

Sometimes seemingly random things can cause reactions, due to a combination of factors.

This is called ‘Co-factors’, and they can dramatically lower the threshold for a reaction, or turn a mild response into a severe one.

Although it’s rare, we see this at [**Kitt Medical**](https://www.linkedin.com/feed #) fairly often, and these ones catch people out the most:

Exercise - eating something when resting could be fine, but eating the same thing and then going for a run could trigger full anaphylaxis.

NSAIDs - taking ibuprofen for a headache could lead to a reaction to a food that’s never caused problems before.

Alcohol - drinks like wine increase gut permeability and mast cell sensitivity, which can lead to reactivity where there usually wouldn’t be.

Stress and poor sleep - this one is not just in your head, these genuinely alter immune thresholds, which can lead to severe reactions.

Menstrual cycles - oestrogen primes mast cells. Some women even react at the same point each month.

Just another reason to always be prepared.

30/03/2026

An 8-year-old boy nearly had a life-threatening allergic reaction on a school playground.

He had no known serious allergies, and he wasn’t on the allergy register.

Within a minute, staff at Lime Tree Primary had recognised the signs of anaphylaxis and administered an adrenaline pen.

His breathing stabilised. His swollen eyes reduced. He’s okay.

His mum told us: “What happened that day was every parent’s worst nightmare. When I arrived at school I was terrified - but seeing how calm, confident, and well-prepared the staff were reassured me that he was in the best possible hands.”

The difference between a good outcome and an unthinkable one was a trained member of staff and a Kitt on the wall.

The team at Lime Tree Primary did everything right:

- They were trained to recognise the symptoms
- They administered adrenaline without hesitation
- They called for help (999 ambulance) simultaneously

By September 2026, Benedict’s Law will require all English schools to have adrenaline on site and trained staff.

But stories like this show why action can’t wait. Anaphylaxis can happen to anyone at any time.

We’re working every day to make this level of action the norm across every school in the UK.

25/03/2026

Virgin Atlantic has become the first airline to install Anaphylaxis Kitts across its UK sites!

After seeing us on Dragons’ Den last year, Justin Flatt (Chief Medical Officer) immediately enquired through our website.

He knew that allergic reactions can be caused by a huge variety of triggers, from food and drink to environmental factors and even insect stings.

So, they wanted to get proactive and put appropriate health & safety measures in place, including emergency adrenaline pens and training.

Now, they have 10 Kitts deployed across their entire UK footprint, including:

- Aircraft Hangars
- Airport gatehouses & clubhouses
- Headquarters and flight training centres (which I got to visit!)

As Justin put it: “This partnership demonstrates that Virgin Atlantic’s commitment to allergy safety extends beyond the industry-leading standards already in place onboard our aircraft, to protecting the health of our people on the ground.”

It’s insane to think we now have Kitts in some of the UK’s busiest airports as part of this rollout ✈️

17/03/2026

Northern Ireland, you’re in luck 🍀

This St. Patrick’s Day, we’re proud to announce that we’re expanding access to emergency allergy care!

Kitt Medical is now supporting schools and eligible organisations across Northern Ireland.

With Benedict’s Law coming into effect this September, now is the time to be prepared.

Our Anaphylaxis Kitt service provides everything you need:
• A highly visible, stigma-reducing Kitt
• Reliable access to adrenaline auto-injectors
• CPD-accredited training for all staff
• Built-in incident reporting

Find out more at www.kittmedical.com

12/03/2026

We’re hiring our 10th member of the Kitt Medical team!
(Could you be our next SDR?)

The past year has been incredible - with now 32 lives saved so far, over 2,000+ Kitts deployed into thousands of schools and world-renowned venues, and 40,000 people trained.

And of course - our investment from Steven Bartlett & Deborah Meaden on BBC’s Dragons’ Den!

With all this, we’re super excited to be able to grow our team once more, and we’re looking for someone as passionate about our mission as we are.

What you’ll be doing as an SDR:

🏫 Reaching out to schools & qualifying businesses across the UK

🧪 Testing creative outreach strategies that actually work

🤝 Building lasting relationships with the people who need us most

🎪 Showcasing our Kitts at live events

No two weeks will look the same. That’s the honest truth of startup life - and the best part of it.

Background in EdTech, healthcare or sales is a bonus. Personal experience with allergy? Even better. But what matters most is hunger, curiosity, and genuine care for what we’re building.

You’d be joining Zak, James, Olivia, Jonny, Laura, Simon, Felix, Darma & Federica - full-time, in-person, in London.

If that sounds like you, apply through the link in the comments👇

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09/03/2026

Imagine someone is having a severe allergic reaction, you call 999, but no ambulance comes.

What would you do?

This is what happened when an 8-year-old boy went into anaphylaxis at school after eating a biscuit that was believed to be safe.

It wasn’t until a third dose of adrenaline was administered from the school’s Anaphylaxis Kitt that his symptoms improved.

However, in rural Wales, when 999 was called, they were told an ambulance would not be dispatched.

His mum ended up driving him to the hospital herself, where thankfully, he made a full recovery.

This was Kitt’s 27th life saved, and is a powerful reminder that:

🔸 Anaphylaxis can happen to anyone at anytime
🔸 One dose of adrenaline isn’t always enough
🔸 Preparedness can save lives

If this happened at your child’s school today — would they be prepared?

05/03/2026

This is massive.

Five years ago, Helen Blythe lost her five-year-old son Benedict to an allergic reaction at school.

Since then, she has campaigned tirelessly through the Benedict Blythe Foundation, to make sure no other family ever has to go through the same. This week, that work paid off.

The government has launched a consultation into new statutory guidance - meaning allergy safety in schools will no longer be optional.

From September 2026, every school in England must have three things:

📋 A comprehensive allergy policy: covering emergency preparation, prevention, allergy action plans, individual healthcare plans, and clear protocols for everyone on site.

💉 Spare adrenaline auto-injectors: purchased, stored in accessible locations, kept in-date, and ready to be administered in an emergency to pupils, staff, or even visitors.

⭐ Mandatory staff training: understanding allergies, preventing reactions, responding in an emergency, and administering life-saving medication.

For those of us living with severe allergies, this is a huge step forward in both care and awareness.

Benedict’s legacy is now being written into law. Every child in every classroom will be safer from September.

At Kitt Medical, we’ve already helped thousands of schools get compliant with our all-in-one Anaphylaxis Kitt service.

Find out more at www.kittmedical.com

26/02/2026

A year ago, we took a risk on national TV and walked into Dragon’s Den…

and that’s when everything changed.

Our Anaphylaxis Kitts are just like a defibrillator, but for allergies.

They have been used over 30 times to save lives - 20 in the last year alone, since Dragon’s Den.

From local schools, offices and factories to iconic theme parks, attractions and hospitality venues…

They’re installed in over 2,000 locations across the UK.

Every Kitt comes with a subscription of adrenaline pens, automatically replaced each year…

But that’s not all.

We also created our very own CPD-accredited training course, which has qualified over 40,000 people.

Behind the scenes, we’ve grown our team to 9, moved into a brand new office, and, built incredible partnerships, including St John Ambulance, Anaphylaxis UK and Medical Tracker.

So, if you asked us if we knew all this was going to happen when we got investment from Steven Bartlett & Deborah Meaden one year ago…

We probably would have said yes.

Because it’s clear that schools and businesses across the UK are making a statement:

Allergy care is a priority.

Make an enquiry today to purchase Kitts for your venue, and join the new standard for allergy care.

23/02/2026

From installation… to impact.

A few weeks on from launching our Anaphylaxis Kitts across villages with Deborah Meaden, we wanted to go a level deeper into what this rollout actually means on the ground.

So we sat down with Jason, the Security and First Aid Centre Manager at Woburn Forest, to talk about why this matters.

Because behind every Kitt installed and every training completed, there’s a simple goal:

👉 Making sure the right help is there, at the right time, in a life-threatening emergency.

18 Kitts deployed, and over 1,500 members of staff trained in a matter of months.

This is what a meaningful partnership looks like.

🎥 Watch the full interview below.

20/02/2026

Have you seen one of our Anaphylaxis Kitts out and about?

Let us know in the comments ⬇️

16/02/2026

Did you know there could he a hidden allergen in your cereal?

I often get surprised and confused looks when I tell people I’m allergic to nuts and legumes.

Even more confused are the faces of well meaning hospitality staff, when after they pull out their allergen matrix, I ask:

“What about peas, chickpeas, and lentils?”

And in the supermarket, clever design makes it hard to know what the product you’re holding is actually made of.

Thing is, the ‘top 14’ is not the full list of things that can cause allergic reactions.

Peanuts are more closely related to legumes than other tree nuts as they grow in the ground.

And, there’s a growing prevalence of legume allergies across the UK (and in actual fact, anyone could develop an energy to anything at any time).

Current allergen labelling desperately needs an upgrade.

11/02/2026

2,000 Kitts!!!!!! 🎉

Yup, you read that correctly - and we can’t quite believe it ourselves.

3 years after officially launching our Anaphylaxis Kitt service, there are now more than 2,000 ‘defibrillators for allergies’ deployed across the UK.

From tiny primary schools to the largest event venues, emergency adrenaline pens are now stored in thousands of qualifying venues up and down the country.

Every time we:

- Get sent a photo of someone seeing a Kitt in the wild...
- Read about the awareness our training course raises...
- Find out that another life has been saved (29 now!!!)

It feels like a dream come true.

The new standard for allergy care.

We’re making it happen.

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