Information for Health Professionals

Community and Public Health provides public health information and advice to health professionals in our coverage area (Canterbury, South Canterbury, West Coast and the Chatham Islands).

• Public Health Alerts
• Public Health Updates
• Notifiable Diseases
• Influenza and Respiratory Pathogens Reports
• Healthy Public Policy
• Public Health Evidence
• Vaccinators

Latest public health updates

• Interim clinical guidance on testing for possible COVID-19 reinfection
• Information on monkeypox from the Ministry of Health
• Restart of respiratory reports

Latest public health alerts

• Monkeypox is now a notifiable disease - 8th June 2022
• National Health Advisory: Monkeypox clinical update - 25th May 2022
• COVID-19 in “managed isolation and quarantine facility” staff - 5th November 2020

Featured links

• Monkeypox to become a notifiable disease (Beehive)
• Information on COVID-19 from the Ministry of Health
• Information on RSV (Ministry of Health)

Helpful links

• Authorised Vaccinator Forms
• Disease Notification Forms
• Latest Influenza and Respiratory Pathogens Report