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Information on how to stay safe in hot weather, including how to keep your home cool.
The history of Ebola virus disease, animal reservoirs, routes of transmission and an overview of diagnosis and management.
Measles awareness posters for use by the general public in public spaces.
Information for NHS occupational health departments on pertussis vaccination of healthcare workers.
Guidance for individuals who have been bitten by a bat, in the UK or overseas.
Guidance for epidemiological surveillance to control tuberculosis (TB) and to identify cases for cohort review.
Clinicians are provided with actions to complete when managing infectious diseases in the asylum seeker population.
Knowledge and Library Services offer expert literature searches, providing eligible staff with evidence to inform public health policy, strategy, and services.
This page advises social care managers on how to reduce the risks of hot weather to the health of people they provide care for.
There are 20 tick species found in the UK, many of which are specialist parasites of wildlife. Below is a list of the different tick species found in the UK, as well as some that are imported.
Guidance and responsibilities of the UK's National Reference Laboratory (NRL) for food microbiology.
National Patient Safety Alerts (NatPSAs) are official notices giving instructions to NHS bodies on how to prevent risks which might cause serious harm or death.
Guidance for managing healthcare staff with symptoms of a respiratory infection including coronavirus (COVID-19), or a positive test result for COVID-19.
Guidance for healthcare practitioners on the hexavalent vaccine programme, including its use in the selective neonatal hepatitis B programme, from 1 July 2025.
Patient group direction (PGD) template to support the provision of HPV vaccine to gay, bisexual, and men who have sex with men (GBMSM).
Patient group direction (PGD) template to support the provision of MenACWY vaccine to individuals with underlying medical conditions.
This Heat-Health Alert action card summarises the suggested actions that providers of health or social care should consider at each Heat-Health Alert level.
Advice and guidance on the health needs of migrant patients for healthcare practitioners.
Information for those who have been prescribed Molnupiravir.
Knowledge and Library Services (KLS) provide a range of current awareness alerts to help you stay informed about the latest research in your field.
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