Guidance as of 27/05/2022
For any case of suspected or confirmed Monkeypox infection identified in an Emergency Department in England, clinicians are advised to:
From 08/06/2022
The following code: 359814004 |Monkeypox (disorder)| will appear in the ECDS core diagnosis list and consequently can be used as a primary diagnosis with the qualifier ‘suspected’ or ‘confirmed’.
Individual trusts are advised to contact their electronic health record suppliers to ensure that their diagnosis list is up to date so that the Monkeypox diagnosis is available to clinicians.