If a medical professional has confirmed you have an infectious illness, for example, Chicken Pox, COVID, Monkey Pox, Meningitis, or TB, please let the University know by using our infectious illness notification form.
What should I do if I have an infectious illness?
Please seek appropriate medical advice in the first instance.
It is important the University is made aware as soon as possible of all confirmed cases of infectious illnesses affecting our students, staff and others/visitors. This is because we have a responsibility to protect the health of our community and to take swift action, to minimise the risk to others. It also enables us to liaise with external bodies, such as the UK Health Security Agency and local authorities, to ensure that any infection control measures are effective and proportionate.
How do I notify the University?
Before notifying us about an infectious illness, please read the information below.
Our Infectious Illness form is for University of Greenwich staff and / or students who are currently attending the university or staying in the halls of residence AND who have a confirmed infectious illness, for example, Chicken Pox, COVID, Monkey Pox, Meningitis, or TB. Please do not use this form for any reason other than to tell us about short term infectious illness.
STUDENTS
If you have an ongoing health condition or vulnerability which requires reasonable adjustments to be made, please do not complete the infectious illness form. Instead, please email your request, along with any medical evidence you may have, to wellbeing@gre.ac.uk.
If your studies are impacted by your illness, you must follow the normal notification of absence procedure: If you know you are going to be absent for up to three calendar days, you must submit apologies via the online system here. For absences of more than three calendar days, you must complete an Authorised Absence Form, which must be authorised by your Programme Leader. If your course is not usually delivered online, you must catch up with any missed content via your Moodle resources and meeting your relevant module tutor.
Submission of this notification is also not a claim for extenuating circumstances. If you are unable to attend an exam or submit your coursework as a result of illness, please also visit our Extenuating Circumstances webpage. for more information about how to submit an EC claim.
STAFF and PhD STUDENTS
If you have an ongoing health condition or vulnerability which requires reasonable adjustments to be made, please do not complete the infectious illness form. Instead, please refer to the Reasonable Adjustments Policy.
If you have been diagnosed with a work related / notifiable disease (See: Reportable occupational diseases - HSE) please report this via the University of Greenwich H&S Reporting Portal | Assure.
If you are not able to work as a result of an illness, please also notify your line manager or supervisor as per the usual sickness absence policy.
What happens after I notify the University?
When you submit a notification to us, the Health & Safety Services team will action it accordingly. A member of the team may also contact you, to discuss your circumstances. Please see our protocols for more details about the actions that will be taken.
How will the University process the personal data collected when I notify?
Our Infectious Illness privacy notice details how the University will process personal data for contact tracing and outbreak management.
Page reviewed Sept 2026