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Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance
Find guidance about coronavirus (COVID-19) for health professionals and other organisations.
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New personal protective equipment (PPE) guidance for NHS teams
UK Government and NHS leaders publish new guidance about PPE for NHS teams who are likely to come into contact with patients with COVID-19.
Guidance
COVID-19: track coronavirus cases
Dashboard showing reported cases of coronavirus in the UK, including new cases, cases by upper tier local authority in England and number of deaths.
News story
Smokers at greater risk of severe respiratory disease from COVID-19
Emerging evidence from China shows smokers with COVID-19 are 14 times more likely to develop severe respiratory disease.
News story
PHE plays crucial role in hunt for COVID-19 vaccine
Public Health England (PHE) scientists play a critical role in international efforts to find coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine.
News story
PHE reaches crucial step in fully sequencing novel coronavirus
Scientists at Public Health England (PHE) have fully sequenced the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) viral genome.
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Wellington House
133-155 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UG
United Kingdom
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We are unable to provide clinical advice to members of the public. Please contact your GP or NHS 111 or visit www.nhs.uk. Only urgent non-clinical enquiries should be made by phone.
If your enquiry relates to coronavirus (COVID-19) please contact wn_coronavirus@phe.gov.uk
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020 7654 8000
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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
Health protection professional contacts
Infectious diseases (including PHE Colindale)
020 8200 4400
Chemicals (PHE Chilton)
01235 831 600
Radiation
01235 831 600
Poisons
01235 831 600
Emergency response and preparedness
0300 303 3493
Field epidemiology
0345 504 8668 (Option 4)
Use the contact form link to look up local health protection teams. The national centres listed below provide specialist public health advice for healthcare professionals and are not for the general public to use.
Population screening helpdesk
Floor 5
Wellington House
133-155 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UG
United Kingdom
Helpdesk phone number
020 3682 0890
The helpdesk is not for media enquiries and does not have access to screening results. For queries about results, contact your GP or local screening service. Order screening leaflets at www.gov.uk/phe/screening-leaflets.
PHE North of England regional office
Blenheim House
West One
Duncombe Street
Leeds
LS1 4PL
United Kingdom
Telephone
0300 303 8395
Fax
0113 386 0306
PHE London regional office
Fleetbank House
2-6 Salisbury Square
London
EC4Y 8AE
United Kingdom
PHE South of England regional office
2 Rivergate
Temple Quay
Bristol
BS1 6EH
United Kingdom
Midlands and east of England regional office
1st Floor
5 St Philip's Place
Birmingham
B3 2PW
United Kingdom
Telephone
0344 225 3560
Business development
Business development, PHE Porton
01980 612 223 or 01980 612 768
PHE Porton main switchboard (24 hour)
01980 612 100
Biopharmaceutical manufacture, Porton
01980 619 632
Business development of research and technical microbiology services and innovation, Porton
01980 616 709
Business development of specialist microbiology services, Newcastle
0191 222 3728
Business development for reference microbiology, Colindale
020 8327 6867
Radiation protection services, Chilton
01235 822 783
Health protection services (including emergency preparedness)
01980 612 805
Intellectual property and commercialisation enquiries
01980 612 752
Marketing enquiries
01980 612 725
Culture collections: sales and general enquiries
01980 612 512
For access to our commercial products and services. Business development only. Contact switchboard or local health protection team for health protection advice.
Finance department including and accounts and procurement
Accounts payable
01980 619 986 or email: payables@phe.gov.uk
Accounts receivable
01980 619 985 or email: receivables@phe.gov.uk
Procurement
01980 612 820 or 01980 619 985 or email: procurement@phe.gov.uk
Human resources and recruitment
Telephone
020 7654 8000
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SE1 8UG
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