Surveillance and communicable diseases
Effective surveillance systems ensure the early detection and notification of communicable diseases. UKHSA Health Protection Team obtains data from a wide variety of sources, including healthcare staff, hospitals, microbiology laboratories, sexual health services, local authority environmental health teams, care homes, schools, and nurseries. This information is closely monitored to make sure that individual cases of disease are effectively treated and prevented from spreading, and that outbreaks of infections are monitored, analysed, and controlled.