Lyme disease toolkit
This toolkit is a user-friendly guide to Lyme disease for general practitioners and other healthcare professionals.
Educational and training material for clinicians
- RCGP and Lyme Disease Action - 30 minute e-learning module for Lyme disease - currently free to all health professionals.
- UK Health Security Agency - Lyme disease prevention
- UK Health Security Agency - Tick awareness toolkit [PDF]
- Public Health Scotland - Lyme disease
- NICE Quality Standard
- Lyme neuroborreliosis information leaflet by Lyme Disease Action [PDF 576KB]
- Psychiatric Lyme disease [PDF]
- BMJ articles
- MDU advice
Defence Primary Health Care
Military personnel are at increased risk of exposure to tick-borne infections both within the UK and whilst deployed overseas. Confirmed or suspected cases of Lyme disease should be reported via RIDDOR:
- Hospitalisation Due To Lyme Disease: Case Series In British Forces Germany
- Occupational tick exposure in NW Germany [PDF]
- Lyme Disease in Military Personnel [PDF]
Educational material for the waiting room
- UK Health Security Agency: tick awareness poster
- UK Health Security Agency: tick awareness leaflet
- Lyme Disease Action resources