Council support and advise on infections and illnesses

Advice on employee occupational health issues is available through the Council’s Occupational Health Provider.  For more information or referrals contact HR via Servicenow or through the Source.

Further advice and guidance is also available from the Council’s Health & Safety team who can be contacted on 01296 674412 or via email at healthandsafety@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

Further Sources of Information:

Further information about common illnesses and infections including exclusions periods, advice for vulnerable groups and general disease prevention is available from: Health protection in schools and other childcare facilities - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)  An Exclusion Table and Checklists are available. It is recommended that this is available for reference in all school and childcare settings.

For more in-depth information and the latest guidance about individual diseases (and for advice on immunisation and good practice such as hand washing), please refer to the Public Health England website available at ‘Health protection: Infectious diseases - detailed information - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)’ or www.gov.uk/phe.

Further specific advice and support is available from the local public health protection team Thames Valley Public Health England on 0344 225 3861 or via Contacts: PHE health protection teams - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Specific advice is also available for care homes and similar settings from the Department of Health: Infection Control Guidance for Care Homes available to download from their website www.dh.gov.uk