Is it necessary to go to a doctor?

Unless any unusual symptoms or any of the symptoms outlined occur there should be no need to visit the doctor. However, if in any doubt seek medical advice.  Contact your GP or call 111 (NHS) promptly if you begin to feel unwell with flu-like symptoms or develop a spreading circular red rash. Remember to tell them you were bitten by a tick or have recently spent time outdoors.

Further Advice to members venturing in to high risk areas:

• Consider ticks in your risk assessment.
• Make parents aware of the need to check their child for ticks on return from any activity in high risk areas. Signpost them to the UKHSA leaflet
• Train volunteers and young people in tick awareness and removal.  Volunteers may need to check for, and remove, ticks from young people in their care.  Safeguarding practices must be followed at all times.
• Carry a tick extraction tool in your first aid kit and consider adding tick training to First Aid training.