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UK Health Security Agency
UK Health
Security
Agency
UKHSA emergency contacts
Our health protection services
Contact our regional health protection teams
UKHSA research
Careers at UKHSA
Vaccine Development and Evaluation Centre (VDEC)
Featured
22 April 2026
—
News story
Antibiotics and MenB vaccination to be offered to young people in Dorset
Antibiotics and MenB vaccination to be offered to young people in areas of Dorset following 3 cases of invasive meningococcal disease.
17 April 2026
—
News story
RSV maternal vaccine cuts baby hospital admissions by up to 85%
Largest real-world study in England confirms premature infants protected by vaccination.
2 April 2026
—
News story
Hepatitis C infections in people who inject drugs continue to fall
New report highlights continued progress in eliminating hepatitis C in England.
2 April 2026
—
News story
New UKHSA data shows 1,504 heat-related deaths during summer of 2025
Latest data shows Summer 2025 saw 1,504 heat‑associated deaths in England.
26 March 2026
—
News story
Increase in drug-resistant Shigella cases among gay and bisexual men
New UKHSA data shows that sexually transmitted Shigella cases in England continue to occur at high levels, with over 2,500 diagnoses in 2025
18 March 2026
—
Blog post
Meningitis outbreak: what you need to know
Information on MenB and the outbreak, what to do and where you can get antibiotics if you are affected and who is being offered a vaccine.
Latest from the UK Health Security Agency
High consequence infectious disease: country specific risk
23 April 2026
Guidance
GP out-of-hours syndromic surveillance: weekly bulletins for 2026
23 April 2026
Research and analysis
National ambulance syndromic surveillance: weekly bulletins 2026
23 April 2026
Research and analysis
See all latest documents
Subscriptions
Get emails
What we do
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) prevents, prepares for and responds to infectious diseases, and environmental hazards, to keep all our communities safe, save lives and protect livelihoods.
We provide scientific and operational leadership, working with local, national and international partners to protect the public’s health and build the nation’s health security capability.
UKHSA
is an executive agency, sponsored by the
Department of Health and Social Care
.
Read more about what we do
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Documents
Services
Find your local health protection team in England
Order COVID-19 rapid lateral flow tests
See all services
Guidance and regulation
COVID-19: the green book chapter
18 March 2026
Guidance
Complete routine immunisation schedule
3 March 2026
Guidance
See all guidance and regulation
News and communications
Antibiotics and MenB vaccination to be offered to young people in Dorset
22 April 2026
News story
RSV maternal vaccine cuts baby hospital admissions by up to 85%
17 April 2026
News story
See all news and communications
Research and statistics
GP out-of-hours syndromic surveillance: weekly bulletins for 2026
23 April 2026
Research and analysis
National ambulance syndromic surveillance: weekly bulletins 2026
23 April 2026
Research and analysis
See all research and statistics
Policy papers and consultations
Health and social care statistical outputs
5 December 2025
Consultation outcome
Tuberculosis National Action Plan 2026 to 2031
9 October 2025
Call for evidence outcome
See all policy papers and consultations
Transparency and freedom of information releases
Health protection Part 2A orders
13 April 2026
Transparency data
UKHSA spend over £25,000: 2026
25 March 2026
Transparency data
See all transparency and freedom of information releases
Our management
Professor Susan Hopkins
Chief Executive
Dyfed Alsop
Chief Operating Officer
Ian Peters
UKHSA Chair
Dr Shona Arora
Chief Medical Advisor (interim)
Professor Steven Riley
Director General Data and Analytics
Professor Robin May
Chief Scientific Officer (interim)
Contact UKHSA
General enquiries
Email
enquiries@ukhsa.gov.uk
To make information access requests including Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests and data subject access requests (SAR) to UKHSA, please email
InformationRights@UKHSA.gov.uk
Main switchboard
020 7654 8000
Complaints – if you wish to make a complaint about the UK Health Security Agency, please email the UKHSA Complaints team at
Complaints1@ukhsa.gov.uk
Fraud – if you are a member of the public and have been contacted by someone claiming to be from UKHSA asking you for money, or if you suspect any fraudulent activity involving UKHSA, please report this to Action Fraud at
www.actionfraud.police.uk/reporting-fraud-and-cyber-crime
.
Press office
Email
ukhsa-pressoffice@ukhsa.gov.uk
Contact: Press office
National press office
020 7654 8400
Chemicals, radiation and environmental hazards press office
01235 825 405/406
Out of hours
020 8200 4400
Only for use by journalists and the media
Make a Freedom of Information (FOI) request
Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and
how to make a request
.
Check
our previous releases
to see if we’ve already answered your question.
Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.
Freedom of information requests
Information Rights Team
UKHSA
10 South Colonnade
London
E14 4PU
United Kingdom
Email
InformationRights@UKHSA.gov.uk
High profile groups within UKHSA
Health Equity in Health Protection Initiative
Centre for Climate and Health Security
Corporate information
Accessible documents policy
Complaints procedure
Media enquiries
Modern slavery statement
Our governance
Statistics at UKHSA
Jobs and contracts
Working for UKHSA
Jobs
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UK Health Security Agency
UK Health
Security
Agency
UKHSA emergency contacts
Our health protection services
Contact our regional health protection teams
UKHSA research
Careers at UKHSA
Vaccine Development and Evaluation Centre (VDEC)
Featured
22 April 2026
—
News story
Antibiotics and MenB vaccination to be offered to young people in Dorset
Antibiotics and MenB vaccination to be offered to young people in areas of Dorset following 3 cases of invasive meningococcal disease.
17 April 2026
—
News story
RSV maternal vaccine cuts baby hospital admissions by up to 85%
Largest real-world study in England confirms premature infants protected by vaccination.
2 April 2026
—
News story
Hepatitis C infections in people who inject drugs continue to fall
New report highlights continued progress in eliminating hepatitis C in England.
2 April 2026
—
News story
New UKHSA data shows 1,504 heat-related deaths during summer of 2025
Latest data shows Summer 2025 saw 1,504 heat‑associated deaths in England.
26 March 2026
—
News story
Increase in drug-resistant Shigella cases among gay and bisexual men
New UKHSA data shows that sexually transmitted Shigella cases in England continue to occur at high levels, with over 2,500 diagnoses in 2025
18 March 2026
—
Blog post
Meningitis outbreak: what you need to know
Information on MenB and the outbreak, what to do and where you can get antibiotics if you are affected and who is being offered a vaccine.
Latest from the UK Health Security Agency
High consequence infectious disease: country specific risk
23 April 2026
Guidance
GP out-of-hours syndromic surveillance: weekly bulletins for 2026
23 April 2026
Research and analysis
National ambulance syndromic surveillance: weekly bulletins 2026
23 April 2026
Research and analysis
See all latest documents
Subscriptions
Get emails
What we do
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) prevents, prepares for and responds to infectious diseases, and environmental hazards, to keep all our communities safe, save lives and protect livelihoods.
We provide scientific and operational leadership, working with local, national and international partners to protect the public’s health and build the nation’s health security capability.
UKHSA
is an executive agency, sponsored by the
Department of Health and Social Care
.
Read more about what we do
Follow us
The following links open in a new tab
Follow on
Blog
(opens in new tab)
Follow on
Bluesky
(opens in new tab)
Follow on
(opens in new tab)
Follow on
(opens in new tab)
Follow on
(opens in new tab)
Follow on
X (previously Twitter)
(opens in new tab)
Follow on
YouTube
(opens in new tab)
Documents
Services
Find your local health protection team in England
Order COVID-19 rapid lateral flow tests
See all services
Guidance and regulation
COVID-19: the green book chapter
18 March 2026
Guidance
Complete routine immunisation schedule
3 March 2026
Guidance
See all guidance and regulation
News and communications
Antibiotics and MenB vaccination to be offered to young people in Dorset
22 April 2026
News story
RSV maternal vaccine cuts baby hospital admissions by up to 85%
17 April 2026
News story
See all news and communications
Research and statistics
GP out-of-hours syndromic surveillance: weekly bulletins for 2026
23 April 2026
Research and analysis
National ambulance syndromic surveillance: weekly bulletins 2026
23 April 2026
Research and analysis
See all research and statistics
Policy papers and consultations
Health and social care statistical outputs
5 December 2025
Consultation outcome
Tuberculosis National Action Plan 2026 to 2031
9 October 2025
Call for evidence outcome
See all policy papers and consultations
Transparency and freedom of information releases
Health protection Part 2A orders
13 April 2026
Transparency data
UKHSA spend over £25,000: 2026
25 March 2026
Transparency data
See all transparency and freedom of information releases
Our management
Professor Susan Hopkins
Chief Executive
Dyfed Alsop
Chief Operating Officer
Ian Peters
UKHSA Chair
Dr Shona Arora
Chief Medical Advisor (interim)
Professor Steven Riley
Director General Data and Analytics
Professor Robin May
Chief Scientific Officer (interim)
Contact UKHSA
General enquiries
enquiries@ukhsa.gov.uk
To make information access requests including Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests and data subject access requests (SAR) to UKHSA, please email
InformationRights@UKHSA.gov.uk
Main switchboard
020 7654 8000
Complaints – if you wish to make a complaint about the UK Health Security Agency, please email the UKHSA Complaints team at
Complaints1@ukhsa.gov.uk
Fraud – if you are a member of the public and have been contacted by someone claiming to be from UKHSA asking you for money, or if you suspect any fraudulent activity involving UKHSA, please report this to Action Fraud at
www.actionfraud.police.uk/reporting-fraud-and-cyber-crime
.
Press office
ukhsa-pressoffice@ukhsa.gov.uk
Contact: Press office
National press office
020 7654 8400
Chemicals, radiation and environmental hazards press office
01235 825 405/406
Out of hours
020 8200 4400
Only for use by journalists and the media
Make a Freedom of Information (FOI) request
Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and
how to make a request
.
Check
our previous releases
to see if we’ve already answered your question.
Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.
Freedom of information requests
Information Rights Team
UKHSA
10 South Colonnade
London
E14 4PU
United Kingdom
InformationRights@UKHSA.gov.uk
High profile groups within UKHSA
Health Equity in Health Protection Initiative
Centre for Climate and Health Security
Corporate information
Accessible documents policy
Complaints procedure
Media enquiries
Modern slavery statement
Our governance
Statistics at UKHSA
Jobs and contracts
Working for UKHSA
Jobs
Is this page useful?
Maybe
Thank you for your feedback
Help us improve GOV.UK
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today.
Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab
)
.