Appendix 8: GP and A&E alert letters with advice on testing

Appendix to the East Lothian (Haddington and Musselburgh) Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) Outbreak August to October 2022 Incident Management Team Report

Inform and Advise letters were also sent to Lothian GPs, out of hours GP service, and hospital teams.

Pear Tree Nursery Church Street / 3 August 2022 / Inform and advise letter to GPs

Pear Tree Nursery Church Street / 11 August 2022 / Inform and advise letter to GPs _updating about testing process

Pear Tree Nursery Meadowpark / 19 August 2022 / Inform and advise letter to GPs

Pear Tree Nursery Meadowpark 19 August 2022 / Inform and advise letter to A&Es and GP Out of Hours / Hospital E.coli

Musselburgh Private Nursery Bridge Street / 25 August 2022 / Inform and advise letter to GPs

Musselburgh Private Nursery Bridge Street / 25 August 2022 / Inform and advise letter to A&Es and GP Out of Hours service / Hospital E.coli

Musselburgh Private Nursery Stoneybank Terrace / 29 August 2022 / Inform and advise letter to GPs (letter and covering email provided summary of the outbreak explaining the different arrangements by nursery)

Musselburgh Private Nursery Stoneybank Terrace / 29 August 2022 / Inform and advise letter to A&Es and GP Out of Hours service / Hospital E.coli (letter and covering email provided summary of the outbreak explaining the different arrangements by nursery)