Toolkit 11: useful resources
Updated 29 July 2026
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The following provides links to useful resources related to outbreak management.
UKHSA has produced a wide range of disease specific guidance which is available online Examples from UKHSA and partner organisations are provided below.
Non-infectious disease clusters
Guidance for investigating non-infectious disease clusters from potential environmental causes
Notifiable diseases
Notifiable diseases and causative organisms: how to report
System resources
Directors of Public Health in Local Government. Roles, Responsibilities and Context Department of Health and Social Care 2023
Foodborne disease outbreaks: guidelines for investigation and control World Health Organization 2008
Health Protection Regulations 2010 Toolkit Public Health England, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health and Lewes District Council 2011
Providing healthcare public health advice to integrated care boards Department of Health and Social Care 2026
Strengthening public health expertise within integrated care boards NHS England 2026
Ethics and health equity
Public health; ethical issues Nuffield Council on Bioethics 2007
Guidance For Managing Ethical Issues In Infectious Disease Outbreaks World Health Organization 2016