A respiratory tract infection affects the respiratory system, the part of your body responsible for breathing.
These infections can affect your sinuses, throat, lungs or airways.
Outbreak contact details
Notify influenza outbreaks (two or more staff or residents affected) to local UKHSA health protection teams. The North East health protection team covers County Durham, Northumberland, Teesside and Tyne and Wear and can be contacted at:
UK Health Security Agency
Floor 1
Barras Bridge
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8QH
Email: [email protected]
Tele: 0300 303 8596
Out of hours advice: 0191 269 7714
COVID guidance
- Summary of changes to COVID-19 guidance for adult social care providers
- Adult social care guidance
- COVID-19 supplement to the infection prevention and control resource for adult social care
- Care home outbreak testing flowchart
- PPE requirements poster