Diseases requiring urgent notification are listed below. These should be notified on clinical suspicion by eReferral. Do not wait for laboratory confirmation.
After sending an eReferral:
You no longer need to email a word document to notify public health.
If you are unable to send an eReferral, bespoke notification forms are also available to notify public health in the Auckland region of:
The generic notification form can be used for all other notifiable diseases.
In Auckland, you can also email notify@adhb.govt.nz or call (09) 623 4600 for support or for more information.
A full list of diseases notifiable by health practitioners and laboratories to a medical officer of health is available from the Ministry of Health.
Syphilis, gonorrhoea, AIDS and HIV infection should be notified to ESR.
Medical practitioners are also required to report to the local medical officer of health any patient suffering from poisoning or injury from hazardous substances (Section 143 Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996) or from chemical contamination of the environment (Health Act 1956), such as pesticide poisoning.
For information about Hazardous Substances Surveillance, visit the Environmental Health Indicators New Zealand website.
To notify us of an environmental event or hazard:
Health practitioners are required by Section 74 of the Health Act 1956 to report to the medical officer of health (MOH) any patient they have 'reasonable suspicion' is suffering from a notifiable disease (list of diseases).
Medical practitioners are also required to report to the local medical officer of health any patient suffering from poisoning or injury from hazardous substances or from chemical contamination of the environment such as pesticide poisoning (section 143 2(A) of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996).
Sexually transmitted infections (STI) notifiable under the Health Act 1956 are syphilis, gonorrhoea, AIDS and HIV infection. These should be notified to ESR through its website, or through Auckland Region Community Health Pathways. ARPHS does not receive these notifications.
Last updated 21.6.2024