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Guidance on the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) for non-aerosol generating procedures (APGs).
Materials to advise those travelling abroad on reducing the risk of acquiring mosquito-borne infections.
This guide is about infections that occur in people who inject drugs (PWID).
Guidance on the most effective methods of prevention and control of Clostridioides difficile infection. This guidance is currently under review. Some sections of this guidance have been withdrawn.
The Cold-Health Alerting system provides suggested actions to protect health and reduce cold-related harms.
Clinical advisory and specialist diagnostic service for medical professionals managing travellers who've returned to the UK with fever.
This guidance is for managers working in the social care sector on how to reduce the risks of cold weather to the health and wellbeing of care recipients.
Guidance on reducing the risk of getting MERS-CoV for UK residents and travellers to the Middle East.
Tick-borne encephalitis immunisation information for public health professionals, including updates.
The Virus Reference Department (VRD) provides clinical advice and investigations for a wide range of human virus infections.
Explains the HPV, Td/IPV and MenACWY vaccinations given to young people in school years 7 to 13.
Anthrax immunisation information for public health professionals, including updates.
National antimicrobial intravenous-to-oral switch (IVOS) criteria for prompt switch developed for adult and paediatric patients, categorised into 5 sections.
PGD template to support the national Haemophilus influenzae type b and meningococcal C conjugate vaccination programme.
Information for individuals who have whooping cough (pertussis).
Sets out COVID-19 testing for hospice patients and staff.
The 2023 Health Effects of Climate Change (HECC) report highlights how climate change intensifies and increases the frequency of extreme weather. This page provides key takeaways from the HECC report, specifically on the haz…
A guide to vaccinations for children aged 18 months.
Patient group direction (PGD) template to support the provision of hepatitis A and B (HepA/B) vaccine to individuals requiring protection against hepatitis A and hepatitis B.
Patient group direction (PGD) template to support outbreaks where chickenpox is co-circulating with scarlet fever in non-immune children from 9 months of age and adults.
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