Enteric fever online questionnaire instructions
Updated 3 January 2024
Applies to England
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Step 1: Access the online questionnaire
Open your web browser and navigate to the Select Survey login page (Figure 1).
Figure 1: Select Survey log in screen
If you are starting a new questionnaire, select the box labelled ‘Check if you have no code’ and then ‘Submit’.
You will be directed to the beginning of the online questionnaire.
Step 2: Complete the questionnaire
Each online questionnaire is assigned an Anonymous Login Code (ALC) on the first page. Figure 2 shows the ALC circled in red, which is displayed at the top of the page. It is vital that you make a note of the ALC for each case as this code can be used to resume the questionnaire at a later date.
You may also want to copy and paste this ALC into the Events section of the case’s HPZone record so that other colleagues can access and edit it if needed.
Amendments to questionnaires can only be made within 30 days of submission.
Figure 2: Enteric fever questionnaire welcome screen
Please note that completed questionnaires will automatically be sent to the local Health Protection Team (HPT), if the required field is filled in, and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) Travel Health and International Health Regulations (IHR) team. If you require a copy of your completed questionnaire, please contact [email protected] or your local HPT.
Please make sure the ‘Save’ button is clicked before selecting ‘Next’ for pages 1 and 2 only. This will ensure the details on the questionnaire are saved online.
If you wish to pause and continue a case questionnaire at a later date, select ‘Save’ before clicking the ‘Cancel’ button (Figure 2). This will direct you to the end page. You should exit the end page by clicking on ‘Logoff’, otherwise you may not be able to start a new questionnaire.
When you are ready to resume the case questionnaire, you should follow the instructions to log in provided in Step 1 (Figure 1). When you reach the anonymous login webpage, you should enter the ALC before selecting ‘Submit’.
Please note that questionnaires will be saved online for a maximum of 30 days.
The final page of the questionnaire has a ‘Done’ button. Only click on the ‘Done’ button if the questionnaire has been fully completed.
An email of the completed questionnaire will be automatically sent to the email address provided and to the Travel Health and IHR team (Figure 3).
Figure 3: Questionnaire email with partial example response
Figure 3 shows an example questionnaire email with completed fields for a test submission. The email contains:
- the questionnaire title
- responses to section 1. Administration details
- some responses to section 2. Case details
The questionnaire emails will be numbered in the same format as the enteric fever enhanced surveillance questionnaire Word document. You may forward the automated email securely to other relevant public health professionals who require a copy.
You can then save the email or copy the information into a Word document and upload it to HPZone if you wish to add it to the case record.