The Health Protection (Notification) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

Jurisdiction: England
Commencement: 18th May 2026
Amends: The Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010

 

Mini Summary

The Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010 place a duty on registered medical practitioners (i.e. doctors) to notify the local authority if they treat a patient they know or suspect to be infected or contaminated with specific infectious diseases. (This includes the “Coronavirus” (2019-nCoV)” or “COVID-19”).

 

Duties

Various duties apply and are available to view on the Legislation Update Service.

 

Amendment

Hantavirus disease is added to the list of notifiable diseases in Schedule 1. Registered medical practitioners must now report suspected cases of Hantavirus, including hantavirus pulmonary / cardiopulmonary syndrome and haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome.

 

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