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UKHSA Knowledge and Library Services

Welcome to UKHSA Knowledge and Library Services. We provide knowledge, library and evidence services to UKHSA and public health teams in partner organisations.

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UKHSA Knowledge and Library Services (KLS) lead the provision and mobilisation of the best available evidence for public health, to enhance the nation’s health and wellbeing while reducing inequalities. The service provides access to public health evidence through a range of expert knowledge, library and evidence services.

Knowledge and Library Services are available to all staff in UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), local authority public health staff (LAPH) teams and public health staff in NHS England (NHSE).

Access public health evidence

As an employee of UKHSA, LAPH, NHS England, or OHID, you are entitled to access our collection of public health knowledge and evidence resources.

MyAthens is your starting point to access literature and evidence resources available through UKHSA. Learn more about finding public health evidence and services available to you:

Access MyAthens

UKHSA staff can log in with single sign-on. Other eligible staff need an OpenAthens account.

Visit MyAthens

What Knowledge and Library Services does

We provide access to the best available evidence for public health underpinned by the expertise of our team. You can reach us by completing our enquiry form.

Our services include:

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For further information or queries, contact us.

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Updates to this page

Published 28 July 2025

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