14th February 2018
Guidelines to help health protection teams control outbreaks of scarlet fever in schools, nurseries and other childcare settings.
These guidelines were first developed by the national incident management team (IMT) in response to the upsurge in scarlet fever in April 2014 and subsequently updated by a subgroup of the IMT in 2016 and 2017 to reflect the changing epidemiology, evidence and feedback on implementation in practice.
A set of scarlet fever FAQs – intended for health professionals to give to the public – are available at: Scarlet fever: symptoms, diagnosis, treatment.
Please also share our iHV Parent Tips on Coping with Scarlet Fever
