A GP suspects a child has measles. What is the legal duty?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Notify the local health protection team on clinical suspicion
- Step 1: Measles is a notifiable disease under UK health protection regulations.
- Step 2: Registered medical practitioners must notify the proper officer on suspicion.
Answer
Notify the local health protection team on clinical suspicion.
Why not the others: Wait for laboratory confirmation before notifying anyone about the suspected case: Waiting delays public health action. Tell the school and no one else: Schools are not the proper officer. Notify only if the child dies or is admitted to an intensive care unit: Notification does not depend on death.
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