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The organisms that cause infectious diseases that laboratories must report, and how to report them.
Guidance for healthcare practitioners on the routine childhood schedule changes from 1 July 2025 and 1 January 2026
Meningococcal disease is a rare but serious infection that can cause meningitis or sepsis. This page explains what it is, how it spreads, who is most at risk and what to do if you’re concerned.
Managing cases of infectious diseases in all education and childcare settings posters.
The green book brings together all documents relating to immunisation against infectious diseases.
The UK Malaria Expert Advisory Group (formerly the Advisory Committee on Malaria Prevention) updates and reissues these guidelines every year for UK travellers.
Immunisation schedules and vaccines used for countries individuals most commonly immigrate to the UK from.
This booklet covers all immunisations for babies during their first year of life.
Guidance for higher education institutions on meningoccocal disease.
Guidance for living safely with respiratory infections, including coronavirus (COVID-19).
Details of immunisations for children between 2 and 5 years, before they start school.
Patient group direction (PGD) template to support the national human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programme.
PGD template to support the national MMR vaccination programme.
The Adverse Weather and Health Plan aims to protect individuals and communities from the health effects of adverse weather and to build community resilience.
This poster promotes the availability of the meningococcal ACWY (MenACWY) vaccine to students in schools and sixth form colleges.
Information for public health professionals on immunisation.
Infection prevention and control measures to reduce the spread of viral acute respiratory infections (ARIs), including COVID-19, in adult social care settings.
This document will help providers and commissioners of immunisation services decide the appropriate response to vaccine incidents.
UKHSA’s Tick Surveillance Scheme helps to map and monitor tick distribution and associated risk of exposure to ticks in the UK.
Guidelines to help health protection teams control outbreaks of scarlet fever in schools, nurseries and other childcare settings.
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