Health Protection
- Has overall responsibility for the management of incidents and outbreaks of infectious diseases
- Leads Public Health response during incidents in line with the Emergency Planning Resilience and Response (EPRR) arrangements as part of the Isle of Man Emergency Response Plan
- Strategically develops and maintain effective systems for the surveillance of communicable disease and environmental hazards and uses outputs to inform and influence local and national Public Health actions, policies and strategies
- Is responsible (with DHSC) for strategic commissioning of vaccination and immunisation programmes and population screening programmes
We plan and deliver effective services which co-ordinate, strengthen and support activities to protect all the people on the Isle of Man from infectious diseases and environmental hazards.
We do this by providing advice, support and information to health professionals, government departments, the general public and a number of other bodies that play an important part in protecting health.
Outbreak surveillance
Increase in hepatitis (liver inflammation) cases in children across the UK – Latest updates - UKHSA
Travel Health Pro – Latest News
Notifiable Diseases and Causative Agents
Certain infectious diseases and causative agents are legally required to be notified to Public Health. The following page outlines which diseases and causative agents are notifiable and how to notify Public Health of a case.
Notifiable diseases, causative agents and contamination
Guidance and Advice
Guidance on Diarrhoea and vomiting
Guidance on Managing Infections in Schools and Workplaces
Vaccination and Immunisation programmes
Travel Vaccines
Yellow Fever Centres
Environment
Campaigns
Reviewed: May 2022
