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The Health Protection (Notification) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

09 August 2022
Amends/Commences: 
  • The Health Protection (Notification) Regulations 2010
Comes into force: 8th June 2022

Jurisdiction: England

Monkeypox is added to the list of notifiable diseases and the monkeypox virus is added to the list of causative agents. Medical practitioners such as doctors must notify the local authority if they treat a patient known or suspected to be infected or contaminated with monkeypox.

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