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Guidance for public health professionals to manage scabies cases and outbreaks, including recommendations for diagnosis, treatment and wider control measures.
Executive summary This national guidance has been developed to aid UK…
A practical guide for staff on managing cases of infectious diseases in children and young people settings, including education.
Infections in children and young people settings Infections are common and…
This section provides general guidance for staff in settings on the…
Immunisation means both receiving a vaccine and then becoming immune to a…
Advice for all outbreaks Many infectious diseases can be managed by…
Read the general advice for all outbreaks first Find your local health…
Early years or pre-school children (ages 0 to 5) This section provides…
Exclusion table This guidance refers to public health exclusions to…
How to spot and report bee pests and diseases.
Volume 42 of the non-technical summaries granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 during 2013.
Guidance for local authority inspectors on licensing activities involving animals.
Cattle, sheep and goat ear tag manufacturers and suppliers must get approval to make or modify ear tags, or supply an approved ear tag.
How to spot sheep scab, what to do if you suspect it and control measures to prevent its spread.
How to register to become an ear tag manufacturer or supplier, and get new or modified ear tags approved.…
The rules and processes cattle keepers must follow to ensure cattle can be traced at all times.
Print a template holding register (also known as a herd register or farm records) to keep a paper record of cattle births, movements and deaths.
Use this form to register with BCMS and get an ear tag manufacturer or supplier number.
Cattle keepers must tag a newborn calf, add its details to their holding register and register its birth within legal deadlines.
How to order official cattle ear tags, what to do if your animal is untagged, its tags have been damaged or it has been tagged incorrectly.
How and when to identify pigs (livestock and pets) with ear tags, ear tattoos or slap marks so they can be traced.…
When and how to replace lost or damaged tags and what to record in your holding register.
You may need to tell DVLA if you have acoustic neuroma
Use this form to report comments and concerns about ear tags, pastern bands or boluses used to identify cattle, sheep and goats.…
What you must record in your holding register (also known as a herd register or farm records), when you must do this and what you can use for your records.
The characteristics, diagnosis and management of Candida auris (C. auris).
The rules you must follow to ensure sheep and goats, including those kept as pets, can be traced to prevent and contain disease.
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