Notifiable diseases in the United Kingdom

A notifiable disease is one which the law requires to be reported to government authorities.

In England and Wales, notification of infectious diseases is a statutory duty for registered medical practitioners and laboratories, under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 and (in England) the Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010. Similar provision, albeit with a different list of diseases, is made for Wales in the Health Protection (Notification) (Wales) Regulations 2010. Medical practitioners are required to notify their local authority of diseases on the list in writing within three days, or if the situation is urgent, by telephone within 24 hours. For Scotland, similar provision is made by the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008.

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