Links to information provided by SHPU, and other web sites.

bulletInformation posted by SHPU
bulletOther links

Information posted by SHPU.

bulletDownload Surrey HPU "Bugwatch" newsletters
bulletDownload Surrey Health Protection Unit policy, procedure, and guidance documents. (May be available more rapidly from SCDCS-announce, but you will need to register with Yahoo! first.)
bulletLinks to organisations providing services to the people of Surrey.
bulletSevere Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).
bulletQuestions and answers about tuberculosis, developed for staff manning a help line after a health care worker with tuberculosis was identified. (Available in HTML and MS Word format.) (See also PHLS TB Frequently Asked Questions.)
bulletInformation on Parvovirus B19 infection (Parvovirus causes Slapped Cheek Syndrome / Fifth Disease / Erythema infectiosum).
bulletHepatitis A fact sheet
bulletInformation about head lice. (Includes link to the PHMEG report on head lice.)
bulletSurrey Health Protection Unit's guidance for persons with hepatitis B.
bulletPress releases.
bulletMeningococcal disease, including vaccination against group C disease. (Very detailed information about the 1999-00Meningococcal group C disease vaccination campaign in Surrey here).
bulletInformation for schools. (Information about schools can be obtained from Surrey Education Authority.)
bulletChemical incidents.
bulletPHLS E coli O157 trawling questionnaire
bulletE coli O157 farms and zoos questionnaire
bulletImmunisation - useful websites and references
bulletPeter English's pneumococcal disease and flu presentation (download zipped file)

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Other links.

SHPU is not responsible for the content of any of the web pages or web sites below.

bulletThe web sites of the West Surrey and East Surrey health communities.
bulletSurrey County Council - and in particular their Schools and the SurreyAlert pages.
bulletHealth Protection Agency (HPA).
bulletChemical Incident Response Service - now part of the HPA chemicals and poisons division, the link may soon stop working as the site is moved to the main HPA site. Their checklists can still (September 03) be downloaded at their old site.
bullet Department of Health site for finding details about NHS organisations and local services (including hospitals, PCTs, GPs...)
bulletThe National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) ("Funded by the Department of Health to promote clinical standards in travel medicine").
bulletPublic Health Links (Chief Medical Officer cascade messages etc.)
bulletThe HPA Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre's Home Page.
bulletInformation about immunisation, including the parents' pack of information about MMR, and "MMR: the facts".
bulletInformation on vaccine availability is available at http://www.pasa.nhs.uk/pharma/.
bulletInformation regarding care for refugees, especially those from Kosovo. See also our policies page.
bulletHome page of email list for CsCDC (and those that share their interests).
bulletHome page of email list for vaccination/immunisation practitioners, co-ordinators, and policy-makers.
bulletHome page of email list for people using   - or considering using - CoSurv (software for communicable disease surveillance).
bulletWest Surrey Health Promotion Service' Sexual health site for young people: www.cybershs.co.uk.
bulletPeter English's home page.
bulletPeter English's medical links., and Peter English's communicable disease links.
bulletMeningitis and meningococcal disease.
bulletEpsom and St Helier NHS Trust
bulletDepartment of Health influenza campaign web site

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Surrey Health Protection Unit
Revised: July 20, 2006.