UK doctors and nurses have been told to check they have sufficient stocks of PPE and be prepared to isolate patients as part of an NHS-wide national alert for Ebola, it has emerged.
The UK Health Security Agency has issued an “urgent public health message” to all hospitals, GP surgeries and other NHS clinics advising staff to be on alert for any suspected cases of the deadly virus, amid the ongoing outbreak in central Africa.
While the threat to the UK general public is classed as low and there are no recorded British cases for the current outbreak, the message tells NHS staff to make preparations in the event of a patient displaying symptoms.
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It follows the UKHSA, the Government body responsible for public health, putting up posters at major airports and train stations for passengers returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda advising them to seek medical advice if they have symptoms.
