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UKHSA Strategy 2026 to 2029

This strategy outlines UKHSA’s ambition and priority deliverables for the next 3 years to protect people from current and future health threats.

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UKHSA Strategy 2026 to 2029

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The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) strategy shares our vision of how we will deliver on our mission as a science-led, data-driven and operationally excellent agency.   

By being collaborative and ambitious we will strengthen the UK’s health security and improve outcomes for everyone. 

The strategy sets out UKHSA’s ambitions across our pillars (our core services) and our foundations (the capabilities that make our work possible): 

Understand

UKHSA will be the nation’s trusted authority for fast and reliable intelligence on health threats, providing insight to others that guides action and prevents harm.

Prevent

UKHSA will move the focus of the health protection system towards prevention, reducing the severity and frequency of cases, incidents and outbreaks, through better foresight, insight and preventative action, with an emphasis on improving the effectiveness of the UK’s vaccination programmes.

Respond

UKHSA will be a key trusted national leader in responding to health threats. We will deliver consistent and coordinated responses, learn from every incident and be ready to respond as needed, from local outbreaks through to global pandemics. 

Expertise and infrastructure

UKHSA will have a future-ready workforce, supported by reliable and secure infrastructure and systems that allow us to have a positive impact and provide value-for-money.

Leadership and collaboration

UKHSA will build on its position as a trusted leader protecting the nation’s health, strengthening systems and building effective, reciprocal partnerships at local, regional, national and global levels.

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Published 20 May 2026

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