Dear Parents

We are forwarding this information from Dorset Healthcare for your information: 

Just to let you know that there is a lot of Scarlet Fever circulating in local schools at the current time.  If any school has two or more confirmed cases, this is classed as an outbreak and school should liaise directly with Public Health England (PHE) who will advise in terms of a letter that will need to be sent home to parents. Therefore it is imperative that parents notify the school if their child is given this diagnosis by their GP. The   PHE have also advised us that Chicken Pox is also circulating locally. 

It is even more important that Public Health England are notified if Chicken Pox is circulating within specific schools at the same time as Scarlet Fever, as some children can become severely unwell  if infected with both infections at the same time.  If your child is diagnosed with Scarlet Fever, please ask whether Chicken Pox is circulating at the school at the same time.