Measles: If you think you or your child has measles and are not in an urgent, life-threatening condition, please call NHS 111 or your GP for advice. Please refrain from visiting a healthcare setting unless it is necessary or advised, as measles is a highly contagious infection that can cause serious health problems for some people. A patient information leaflet is available here. Further information and guidance is available here.
Important patient notice:
It is important to let your GP practice know before attending or as soon as you arrive at the door of the emergency department, that you or your child may have measles. This is so that you can wait away from other patients to prevent any further spread.
If you have measles, do not go to school, nursery or work for the four days after the rash first appears. Avoid close contact with babies, pregnant women, and anyone with weakened immune systems to prevent measles from spreading.
Further information and guidance is available here.
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Measles cases are rising across England
Two doses of the MMR vaccine provide the best protection against measles, mumps and rubella.
For more information and to book, please visit nhs.uk/MMR.