The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 278 No 7446 p389
7 April 2007

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DoH consults on law change to combat infectious disease

Proposals to update legislation on the control of infectious diseases have been published by the Department of Health.

The planned changes apply to England and include allowing infected people to be quarantined and increasing the scope of the Act to cover contamination by deliberate or accidental release of chemicals or radiation as well as through infectious diseases.

The consultation is open until 25 June 2007 and can be accessed online