Contacts: UKHSA health protection teams
Health protection teams (HPT) provide specialist public health advice and operational support to NHS, local authorities and other agencies.
What HPTs do
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
- major emergencies
HPTs can help with:
- local disease surveillance
- maintaining alert systems
- investigating and managing health protection incidents and outbreaks
- implementing and monitoring national action plans for infectious diseases at local level
Use the find your local HPT in England postcode lookup if you’re a health professional needing expert local health protection advice.
North East HPT
This team covers:
- County Durham
- Northumberland
- Teesside
- Tyne and Wear
Contact
North East HPT
UK Health Security Agency
Floor 1, Barras Bridge
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8QH
Telephone: 0300 303 8596
Out of Hours for health professionals requiring urgent advice: 0300 303 8596
Email: NEHPU@ukhsa.gov.uk
Email for personal identifiable information (PII): phe.nehpu@nhs.net
Yorkshire and the Humber HPT
This team covers the areas of:
- Barnsley
- Bradford
- Calderdale
- Doncaster
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Hull
- Kirklees
- Leeds
- North East Lincolnshire
- North Lincolnshire
- North Yorkshire
- Rotherham
- Sheffield
- Wakefield
- York
Contact
Yorkshire and the Humber HPT
Quarry House, 8th Floor
Leeds
LS2 7UE
Telephone: 0300 303 0234
Out of hours for health professionals requesting urgent advice: 0300 303 0234
Email: yorkshirehumberhpt@ukhsa.gov.uk
Email for personal identifiable information (PII): phe.yorkshirehumber@nhs.net
Cheshire and Merseyside HPT (North West)
This team covers:
- Cheshire East
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Halton
- Knowsley
- Liverpool
- St Helens
- Sefton
- Warrington
- Wirral
Contact
Cheshire and Merseyside HPT
UK Health Security Agency North West
Suite 3B, 3rd Floor, Cunard Building, Water Street
Liverpool
L3 1DS
Telephone: 0344 225 0562
Out of hours for health professionals requesting urgent advice: 0344 225 0562
Email: candmhpu@ukhsa.gov.uk
Email for personal identifiable information (PII): phe.candmhpu@nhs.net
Greater Manchester HPT (North West)
This team covers:
- Bolton
- Bury
- Manchester
- Oldham
- Rochdale
- Salford
- Stockport
- Tameside
- Trafford
- Wigan
Contact
Greater Manchester HPT
UK Health Security Agency North West
4th Floor, 3 Piccadilly Place, London Road
Manchester
M1 3BN
Telephone: 0344 225 0562
Out of hours for health professionals requesting urgent advice: 0344 225 0562
Email: gmanchpu@ukhsa.gov.uk
Email for personal identifiable information (PII): phe.gmhpt@nhs.net
Cumbria and Lancashire HPT (North West)
This team covers:
- Blackpool
- Blackburn with Darwen
- Burnley
- Chorley
- Cumberland
- Fylde
- Hyndburn
- Lancaster
- Pendle
- Preston
- Ribble Valley
- Rossendale
- South Ribble
- West Lancashire
- Westmorland and Furness
- Wyre
Contact
Cumbria and Lancashire HPT
UKHSA North West
Lancashire County Council, Pitt Street Reception, County Hall
Preston
PR1 8XB
Telephone: 0344 225 0562
Out of hours for health professionals requesting urgent advice: 0344 225 0562
Email: clhpt@ukhsa.gov.uk
Email for personal identifiable information (PII): phe.clhpt@nhs.net
South West HPT
This team covers:
- Avon
- Cornwall
- Devon
- Dorset
- Gloucestershire
- Somerset
- Wiltshire
Contact
South West HPT
UK Health Security Agency
2 Rivergate, Temple Quay
Bristol
BS1 6EH
Telephone: 0300 303 8162 (option 1, then option 1)
Out of hours for health professionals requesting urgent advice: 0300 303 8162 (option 1)
Follaton House
Plymouth Road
Totnes
Devon
TQ9 5NE
Email: swhpt@ukhsa.gov.uk
Email for personal identifiable information (PII): phe.swhpt@nhs.net
Formerly Devon, Cornwall and Somerset HPT
Kent HPT (South East)
This team covers:
- Kent
- Medway
Contact
Kent HPT (South East)
UK Health Security Agency
Suite 2
Kent House
81 Station Road
Ashford
Kent
TN23 1PP
Telephone: 0344 225 3861
Out of hours for health professionals requesting urgent advice: 0344 225 3861
Email: SE.AcuteResponse@ukhsa.gov.uk
Email for personal identifiable information (PII): phe.kenthpt@nhs.net
Surrey and Sussex HPT (South East)
This team covers:
- Brighton and Hove
- East Sussex
- Surrey
- West Sussex
Contact
Surrey and Sussex HPT (South East)
UK Health Security Agency
County Hall North, Chart Way
Horsham
West Sussex
RH12 1XA
Telephone: 0344 225 3861
Out of hours for health professionals requesting urgent advice: 0344 225 3861
Email: SE.AcuteResponse@ukhsa.gov.uk
Email for personal identifiable information (PII): phe.sshpu@nhs.net
Thames Valley HPT (South East)
This team covers:
- Berkshire
- Buckinghamshire
- Oxfordshire
Contact
Thames Valley HPT (South East)
UK Health Security Agency
Chilton
Oxon
OX11 0RQ
Telephone: 0344 225 3861
Out of hours for health professionals requesting urgent advice: 0344 225 3861
Email: SE.AcuteResponse@ukhsa.gov.uk
Email for personal identifiable information (PII): phe.thamesvalley@nhs.net
Hampshire and Isle of Wight HPT (South East)
This team covers:
- Hampshire
- Isle of Wight
Contact
Hampshire and Isle of Wight HPT (South East)
UK Health Security Agency
Fareham Borough Council, Civic Offices, Civic Way
Fareham
Hampshire
PO16 7AZ
Telephone: 0344 225 3861
Out of hours for health professionals requesting urgent advice: 0344 225 3861
Email: SE.AcuteResponse@ukhsa.gov.uk
Email for personal identifiable information (PII): phe.hiow@nhs.net
East Midlands HPT
This team covers:
- Derby City
- Derbyshire County
- Northamptonshire
- Nottingham City
- Nottinghamshire County
- Leicester City
- Leicestershire County
- Lincoln
- Lincolnshire County
- Rutland
Contact
East Midlands HPT
UK Health Security Agency
Seaton House, City Link
Nottingham
NG2 4LA
Telephone: 0344 2254 524 (option 1)
Out of hours for health professionals requesting urgent advice: 0344 2254 524
Email: emhpt@ukhsa.gov.uk
Email for personal identifiable information (PII): phe.emhpt@nhs.net
West Midlands HPT
This team covers:
- Birmingham
- Coventry
- Dudley
- Herefordshire
- Sandwell
- Shropshire
- Solihull
- Staffordshire
- Telford and Wrekin
- Walsall
- Warwickshire
- Wolverhampton
- Worcestershire
Contact
West Midlands HPT
UK Health Security Agency
23 Stephenson Street
Birmingham
B2 4BH
Telephone: 0344 225 3560 (option 2)
Out of hours advice (health professionals only): 0344 225 3560
Email BAT@ukhsa.gov.uk for non-clinical enquiries.
Email phe.wmnoids@nhs.net for clinical notifications of infectious diseases.
East of England HPT
This team covers:
- Babergh
- Basildon
- Bedford
- Braintree
- Breckland
- Brentwood
- Broadland
- Broxbourne
- Cambridge
- Castle Point
- Central Bedfordshire
- Chelmsford
- Colchester
- Dacorum
- East Cambridgeshire
- East Hertfordshire
- East Suffolk
- Epping Forest
- Fenland
- Great Yarmouth
- Harlow
- Hertsmere
- Huntingdonshire
- Ipswich
- King’s Lynn and West Norfolk
- Luton
- Maldon
- Mid Suffolk
- Milton Keynes
- North Hertfordshire
- North Norfolk
- Norwich
- Peterborough
- Rochford
- South Cambridgeshire
- South Norfolk
- Southend-on-Sea
- St Albans
- Stevenage
- Tendring
- Three Rivers
- Thurrock
- Uttlesford
- Watford
- Welwyn Hatfield
- West Suffolk
Contact
This team operates from 2 offices:
East of England HPT
UK Health Security Agency
First Floor Nexus, Harlow Innovation Park, Maypole Boulevard
Harlow
Essex
CM17 9TX
Telephone: 0300 303 8537
Out of hours for health professionals only: 0300 303 8537
Email: eastofenglandhpt@ukhsa.gov.uk
Email for personal identifiable information (PII): phe.eoehpt@nhs.net
East of England HPT (Norfolk)
UK Health Security Agency
The Mildenhall Hub, Sheldrick Way, Mildenhall
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP28 7JX
Telephone: 0300 303 8537
Out of hours for health professionals only: 0300 303 8537
Email: eastofenglandhpt@ukhsa.gov.uk
Email for personal identifiable information (PII): phe.eoehpt@nhs.net
North London HPT
This team covers London boroughs of:
- Barnet
- Barking and Dagenham
- Brent
- Camden
- City
- Ealing
- Enfield
- Hackney
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Haringey
- Harrow
- Havering
- Hillingdon
- Hounslow
- Islington
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Newham
- Redbridge
- Tower Hamlets
- Waltham Forest
- Westminster
Contact
This team operates from 2 offices.
North London HPT
UK Health Security Agency
5th Floor, 10 South Colonnade
London
E14 4PU
Email london.region@ukhsa.gov.uk
Telephone 0300 303 0450
Urgent out of hours advice for health professionals 0300 303 0450
Email phe.london.region@nhs.net for notifications and enquiries of infectious diseases that contain Patient Identifiable Information.
North London HPT Colindale
North London HPT
61 Colindale Avenue
London
NW9 5EQ
Email london.region@ukhsa.gov.uk
Telephone 0300 303 0450
Urgent out of hours advice for health professionals 0300 303 0450
Email phe.london.region@nhs.net for notifications and enquiries of infectious diseases that contain Patient Identifiable Information.
Download the London region notification of infectious disease form for registered medical practitioners.
South London HPT
This team covers the London boroughs of:
- Bexley
- Bromley
- Croydon
- Greenwich
- Kingston
- Lambeth
- Lewisham
- Merton
- Richmond
- Southwark
- Sutton
- Wandsworth
Contact
South London HPT
UK Health Security Agency
5th Floor, 10 South Colonnade
London
E14 4PU
Email london.region@ukhsa.gov.uk
Telephone 0300 303 0450
Urgent out of hours advice for health professionals: 0300 303 0450
Email phe.london.region@nhs.net for notification and enquiries of infectious diseases that contain Patient Identifiable Information.
Download the London region notification of infectious disease form for registered medical practitioners.