The Infection Control Unit at the Health Protection Service is responsible for regulating all businesses in the ACT that perform skin penetration procedures and hairdressing services. These businesses are required to be licensed and comply with relevant codes of practice. The businesses are inspected regularly by public health officers from the Infection Control Unit to check for compliance with the legislation. Any complaints received concerning hygiene standards at a business premises are investigated by our public health officers.
As part of the CDC team, the Infection Control Unit also provides advice and assistance to long term residential care facilities, child care centres, schools and visiting tour groups with the management of outbreaks of communicable disease in the ACT.

Health Protection Service - Communicable Disease Control

Services include: The primary role of the Communicable Disease Control Section (CDC) is to minimise the harm caused by the spread of communicable diseases in the ACT. This is done through the implementation of the national immunisation program, the notification and investigation of communicable diseases, the regulation of public health risk activities, and the implementation of disease control measures.

For anyone covered by Medicare, infectious disease services are generally bulk-billed with no out of pocket fees involved. A GP or specialist referral is required for outpatient appointments at the Canberra Hospital. No appointment is given without a referral. 

Infectious disease services operate on weekends and public holidays but only for people who are inpatients at the hospital.

Canberra Hospital - Infectious Diseases Unit

Services include: Inpatient and outpatient care for patients who are referred to the Unit for assessment and treated by an Infectious Diseases Specialist.

Gundagai Hospital

Mercy Care Young Health Service Tuberculosis Screening And Treatment Service

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