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Get support from your local health protection team (HPT) to prevent and reduce the effect of diseases and chemical and radiation hazards
You can no longer order free PCR tests from the NHS.
Risk assessment form for rabies post exposure treatment.
Documents relating to measles, mumps or rubella (MMR) oral fluid testing.
The HPV universal vaccination consent form for schools to distribute to parents of pupils.
Form (P1) to submit a sample to UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) to test for rare and imported pathogens.
Form (H4) for staphylococcus and streptococcus single isolate.
Form (R3) for identification of Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, bordetella, diphtheria and tetanus.
For healthcare professionals to email malaria prophylaxis queries to the Malaria Reference Laboratory (Malaria RL).
Form (P2) for Lyme disease test requests sent to the Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory (RIPL).
Form (Y3) for laboratory diagnosis of Brucella by the Brucella Reference Unit (BRU) using serology tests.
Form (H3) for staphylococcus and streptococcus multiple isolates.
Questionnaire for patients with Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC), for reporting and surveillance.
Use this form (H2) for nosocomial gram-negatives.
For health protection teams to use to collect surveillance information on cases of hepatitis A.
Form L4 for identification of bacillus, C. botulinum, C. perfringens, C. tetani, campylobacter, E. coli, helicobacter, listeria, salmonella, shigella, vibrio and yersinia.
Information for pertussis (whooping cough) oral fluid testing.
For submitting clinical samples to the meningococcal reference unit (MRU).
You no longer need to register a COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test.
Form (Y2) for referral of clinical samples for diagnostic mycology.
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