If you are concerned that you or your child may have measles, please call your GP surgery or 111 for advice and do not visit our hospitals either as a visitor or a patient unless you have any of the emergency symptoms below.
If you are advised to attend A&E by your GP or 111 due to measles, please inform a member of the reception team immediately on arrival. You may be asked to put on a facemask if possible and will be asked to wait in another room to help prevent infection from spreading to other patients.
Please note, we are unable to see children under the age of 16 at Liverpool University Hospitals.
If you or your child have and of the following emergency symptoms, please call 999 or go to an Emergency Department.
You are concerned that you or your child has measles and:
- Have a seizure (fit)
- Severe difficulty breathing – you're gasping, choking or not able to get words out (babies may make grunting noises or their stomach may suck under their ribcage)
- Are unable to stay awake – cannot keep their eyes open for more than a few seconds
- Suddenly become confused – your child may be very unsettled, behaving differently, or crying non-stop
- Your child is limp, floppy or not responding normally – their head may fall to the side, backwards or forwards, or they may find it difficult to lift their head and focus on your face
- A rash that does not fade when you press a glass against it
- A stiff neck, or find light uncomfortable or painful.
If you have an outpatient appointment and are concerned that you or your child may have symptoms of measles, please contact the department to inform as a telephone consultation may be appropriate.
For further information on the symptoms of measles and how to prevent it, please see the NHS website.