The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is a government agency responsible for England’s public health protection. UKHSA replaced Public Health England in April 2021, and is an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). The Agency’s aim is to protect everyone in the country from the impact of infectious diseases, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear incidents, as well as other health threats. The responsibilities of the UKHSA include: The health protection functions of Public Health England; Planning and executing the response to external health threats such as pandemics; The Joint Biosecurity Centre; NHS Test and Trace; and Regulation of Coronavirus diagnostic devices. They also provide intellectual, scientific and operational leadership at national and local level, as well as on the global stage, to make the nation’s health secure. For more information, please follow the links to visit the GOV.UK website and UKHSA’s social media pages. Health Protection Teams (HPTs) provide specialist public health advice and operational support to NHS, local authorities and other agencies. Local HPTs lead the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)’s response to all health-related incidents. They provide specialist support to prevent and reduce the impact of: infectious diseases; chemical and radiation hazards; and major emergencies. HPTs can help with: local disease surveillance; maintaining alert systems; investigating and managing health protection incidents and outbreaks; and implementing and monitoring national action plans for infectious diseases at local level. 0208 200 4400 0300 303 8395 We're sorry but <%= htmlWebpackPlugin.options.title %> doesn't work properly without JavaScript enabled. Please enable it to continue.
