Made under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984
2 statutory instruments made using powers in the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, newest first. Each one is explained section by section in plain English.
The Health Protection (Notification) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- Department: Department of Health and Social Care
- Made under: Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984
Added hantavirus disease and its associated syndromes to the statutory list of notifiable diseases in England.
These Regulations amend the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010 to include hantavirus disease in the list of notifiable diseases in England.
This addition requires registered medical practitioners to notify the relevant local authority if they suspect a patient is suffering from hantavirus disease, including hantavirus pulmonary syndrome or haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome.
The duty also extends to operators of diagnostic laboratories who identify evidence of the causative agent in human samples.
The Health Protection (Notification) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
- Department: Department of Health and Social Care
- Made under: Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984
The 2025 regulations amended the 2010 Health Protection (Notification) Regulations to expand the list of notifiable diseases and causative agents, improving infectious disease surveillance and control in England.
The Health Protection (Notification) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, effective April 6th, 2025, amend the 2010 regulations to enhance disease surveillance in England and Wales.
Key changes include adding respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) to the notification requirements for diagnostic laboratories and expanding the lists of notifiable diseases and causative agents in Schedules 1 and 2, respectively, to include conditions such as acute flaccid paralysis, chickenpox, and various pathogens.