Report a notifiable disease
Registered medical practitioners: report cases of suspected notifiable infectious diseases or manage an existing notification.
Applies to England
Use this service to:
- report a suspected case of a notifiable disease
- report any other suspected infectious disease that may present a significant risk to human health
- continue or manage existing notifications
You can use this service if you are:
- a registered medical practitioner
- acting on behalf of a registered medical practitioner
It should take about 4 minutes.
Before you start
Check which diseases are notifiable by law.
You’ll need to know the:
- suspected disease and when symptoms started
- registered medical practitioner’s contact details
- patient consultation date and location
- patient’s details
- patient’s current address
- contact information for the patient, or their parent or guardian if they are under 18
You’ll also be asked for the patient’s:
- NHS number, if known
- ethnicity, if known
- overseas travel, if relevant
- occupation, if relevant
Sign in using an NHS.net or UK Health Security Agency email address.
If the case is urgent
If you are reporting an urgent case of a notifiable disease, you must telephone your local UKHSA health protection team.
The case may be urgent if:
- it’s part of a current outbreak
- the suspected disease is uncommon in the UK
- the suspected disease spreads easily, or its spread is hard to control
- the patient is high risk, for example because of their age or job
If you are not sure, treat the case as urgent.
When to report
Do not wait for laboratory confirmation of the disease. By law, you must report any suspicion of a notifiable disease.
Report as soon as possible, or within:
- 24 hours, for urgent cases
- 3 days, for routine cases
Read more guidance on notifiable diseases.
If you cannot use the online service
If you cannot use the online service, you can download and use the .
Send the completed PDF form to your local UKHSA health protection team by email or post.
Get help with reporting a notifiable disease
If you need help, contact your local UKHSA health protection team.