Guidance and regulation

Notifications of infectious diseases (NOIDs) and reportable causative organisms: legal duties of laboratories and medical practitioners.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 1 January 2024

Guidance on who to test for Zika virus infection and which samples to collect.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 27 February 2019

Data showing the seasonality of major respiratory viruses.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 14 February 2024

• Timing of influenza seasons

  Weekly rates of GP consultations for influenza-like illness (ILI) in…

• Six major respiratory viruses reported from UKHSA and NHS laboratories (SGSS) in England and Wales between week 1, 2014 and week 51, 2023

  This chart (Figure 1) shows the weekly distribution (using a 3-week moving…

Guidance on the collection and reporting of data for GUMCAD, the surveillance system for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in England.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 9 February 2024

Guidance on the collection and reporting of data for CTAD, the surveillance system for all chlamydia tests done in England.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 9 February 2024

The characteristics, diagnosis, treatment, and epidemiology of group B streptococci.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 18 December 2023

This service allows hospitals to record incidents of infection after surgery, track patient results and review or change practice to avoid further infections.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 22 September 2022

The symptoms and epidemiology of giardiasis including travel-associated infections.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 31 May 2018

Information about UK Health Security Agency's tick awareness resources and how to take part in the Tick Surveillance Scheme.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 5 March 2024

Advice on the recognition, investigation and management of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL)-Staphylococcus aureus (PVL-SA) cases.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 2 November 2008

The overall prevalence of HIV includes the number of diagnosed as well as undiagnosed people infected with HIV.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 31 January 2008

UKHSA's role as National Focal Point for communication of public health events to the WHO under the International Health Regulations (2005).

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 27 February 2024

Guidance on reducing the risk of getting MERS-CoV for UK residents and travellers to the Middle East.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 23 June 2023

This document sets out an overview of the operational pathways in the NHS Diabetic Eye Screening (DES) programme.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 2 October 2023

Toolkit and resources for local authorities and other stakeholders to raise awareness of the potential risks created by ticks and tick-borne disease in England.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 24 April 2023

Document that defines the reference data (text to codal values) to use with the national drug treatment monitoring system (NDTMS) dataset.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 9 March 2020

An overview of the National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NCSP).

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 24 June 2021

Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infections you need to report to PHE, factsheet on C. difficile reporting and surveillance updates.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 9 September 2019

National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NCSP) leaflet for local printing.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 6 February 2024

Guidance for clinical staff in specialist and non-specialist services commissioned to provide sexual health services in England.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 12 November 2021