Registered medical practitioners must report a notifiable disease to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA, previously Public Health England). 

Notifiable diseases are certain infections that may present a risk to human health. Check the list of notifiable diseases.

How to report a suspected notifiable disease 

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Yellow fever	Routine. Urgent if acquired in UK

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• Yellowurgent, fever 

telephone your local  UKHSA health protection team.

CheckYou the can download and print the list of notifiable diseases on a poster for moreyour informationpractice aboutor what you must report. setting.

Reporting other infectious diseases  

You can use the Report a notifiable disease online service to report any other suspected infectious disease if you think it may present a significant risk to human health. Select the category ‘other significant disease’.

Reporting other public health hazards 

To report other public health hazards to UKHSA, such as chemical or radiation exposure, contact your local UKHSA health protection team. 

Reporting organisms that cause infectious diseases 

Diagnostic laboratories must report notifiable organisms that are causative agents of infectious diseases to UKHSA. 

Why you must report a notifiable disease 

Reporting suspected cases of infectious disease to UKHSA protects public health.  

Health protection teams use your information to manage outbreaks and prevent further infections. For example, they: 

• provide public health advice to reduce the spread of infection
• carry out contact tracing 
• send additional diagnostic test kits 
• identify disease trends and risks 

Your duty to report notifiable diseases is outlined in the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 and, the the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010, and the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2025. 

Read more on your reporting responsibilities on page 14 of Health Protection Legislation (England) Guidance 2010. 

You can provide confidential patient information without consent under Regulation 3 of The Health Service (Control of Patient Information) Regulations 2002. 

Notifiable disease data for England 

You can read UKHSA data on notifications of infectious diseases in England and Wales.  

Subscribe to UKHSA email reports on notifications of infectious diseases in England Wales.

Get help with reporting a notifiable disease 

If you need help, contact your local local  UKHSA health protection team.