Public Health
England

18 August 2017 — Press release

Next stage of world-leading childhood obesity plan announced

Public Health England (PHE) announces plans to consider the evidence, set guidelines and closely monitor progress on calorie reduction.

7 August 2017 — News story

Current global shortage of hepatitis B vaccine

There is currently a global shortage of hepatitis B vaccine which has been caused by problems in the manufacturing process.

4 August 2017 — Press release

Screening consultation on rare but serious condition in babies

Consultation launched on whether screening for Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID) in babies should be tried within the NHS.

3 August 2017 — Alert

Hajj pilgrims urged to be aware of MERS-CoV advice

PHE and NaTHNaC remind pilgrims to refer to the health and travel advice for Hajj and Umrah.

3 August 2017 — Press release

Mosquito treatment in Ashford, Kent

Specialists from Public Health England (PHE) and Ashford Borough Council have assessed and treated an area for non-native mosquitoes.

1 August 2017 — News story

Hexavalent 6-in-1 vaccine to be made available to newborn babies

The hexavalent vaccine replaces the existing 5-in-1 pentavalent vaccine, which infants are routinely given at 8, 12 and 16 weeks.

Latest

1. Managing safety incidents in NHS screening programmes

   • updated 21 August 2017
   • Guidance

2. UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST) deploys to Sierra Leone

   • published 21 August 2017
   • Press release

3. Health Protection Report volume 11 (2017)

   • updated 18 August 2017
   • Research and analysis

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Our announcements

1. UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST) deploys to Sierra Leone

   • 21 August 2017
   • Press release

2. £5 million investment for new obesity policy research unit

   • 18 August 2017
   • News story

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Our consultations

1. UK SMI B 15: investigation of bile

   • 14 August 2017
   • Open consultation

2. UK SMI Q 4: good practice when performing molecular amplification assays

   • 14 August 2017
   • Open consultation

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Our publications

1. Managing safety incidents in NHS screening programmes

   • 21 August 2017
   • Guidance

2. Health Protection Report volume 11 (2017)

   • 18 August 2017
   • Research and analysis

See all our publications

Our statistics

1. Mortality: weekly all-cause mortality surveillance

   • 17 August 2017
   • Official Statistics

2. Weekly national flu reports

   • 17 August 2017
   • Official Statistics

See all our statistics

Our management

• 

  Duncan Selbie

  Chief Executive

• Professor John Newton

  Director of Health Improvement

• Professor Paul Cosford CB

  Director for Health Protection and Medical Director

• Professor Viv Bennett CBE

  Chief Nurse

• Richard Gleave

  Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer

• Professor Derrick Crook

  Director, National Infection Service

• Adrian Masters

  Director of Strategy

• Lee Bailey

  Director of Communications

• Sheila Mitchell

  Director of Marketing

• Dr Rashmi Shukla CBE

  Regional Director, Midlands and East of England

• Dr Jenny Harries OBE

  Regional Director, South of England

• Professor Paul Johnstone

  Regional Director, North of England

• Professor Yvonne Doyle CB MD

  Regional Director, London

• Michael Brodie

  Finance and Commercial Director

• Alex Sienkiewicz

  Director of Corporate Affairs

• Professor Neil Squires

  Director of Global Health

• Deborah McKenzie

  Chief People Officer

Contact PHE

General enquiries and headquarters

Public information access office
Public Health England
Wellington House
133-155 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UG

Email enquiries@phe.gov.uk

Main switchboard 020 7654 8000

Health advice for members of the public 111 (NHS 111 service, free from any phone)

Urgent enquiries should be made by phone. We are unable to provide clinical advice to members of the public. Please contact your GP or NHS 111 or visit www.nhs.uk.

Press office

Email phe-pressoffice@phe.gov.uk

Contact form https://www.gov.uk/gov...

Corporate and health and wellbeing press office 020 7654 8400

Infectious diseases press office 020 8327 7901

Chemicals, radiation and environmental hazards press office 01235 825405/406

Out of hours 020 8200 4400

Only for use by journalists and the media

Health protection professional contacts

Contact form https://www.gov.uk/hea...

Infectious diseases (including PHE Colindale) 020 8200 4400

Chemicals (PHE Chilton) 01235 831600

Radiation 01235 831600

Poisons 01235 831600

Emergency response and preparedness 01980 612100

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.

Publications

Email publications@phe.gov.uk

For advice on using PHE publications

PHE North of England regional office

Professor Paul Johnstone, regional director
Blenheim House
West One
Duncombe Street
Leeds
LS1 4PL

Telephone 0300 303 8395

Fax 0113 386 0306

PHE London regional office

Professor Yvonne Doyle CB MD, Regional Director
Fleetbank House
2-6 Salisbury Square
London
EC4Y 8JX

PHE South of England regional office

Dr Jenny Harries, regional director
2 Rivergate
Temple Quay
Bristol
BS1 6EH

Telephone 03300 245792

Fax (not for patient details) 0117 929 9063

Midlands and east of England regional office

Dr Rashmi Shukla, regional director
1st Floor
5 St Philip's Place
Birmingham
B3 2PW

Telephone 0121 232 9267

Business development

Email business@phe.gov.uk

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

Email finance@phe.gov.uk

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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