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<p>Since July 2014, Public Health England (PHE) has been issuing advice to health
care providers about the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The outbreak was declared
an international public health emergency by the United Nations in August. The advice
from PHE has been extensive, covering issues such as guidance on the management of
patients and infection control and prevention for staff.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The
Chief Medical Officer has issued three Central Alerting System alerts on the Ebola
outbreak in West Africa, on 2 July, 1 August and 7 October. The alert reminded healthcare
providers to remain vigilant for cases imported to the United Kingdom, emphasising
the importance of taking a full travel history when assessing relevant patients and
information on identifying and managing possible cases of Ebola virus disease and
actions for all clinicians to ensure preparedness for the possibility of an imported
case in the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>These alerts were cascaded to the entire
NHS in England, as well as PHE, PHE Consultants in Communicable Disease Control, PHE
Consultants in Health Protection,</p><p> </p><p>Trust Microbiologists, Virologists
and Infectious Disease Clinicians, private hospitals across England and Clinical Commissioning
Group Leads. The alert was also sent to the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p><p><strong>
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