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UK Health Security Agency
Executive agency in UK health system
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The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is a government agency responsible for all health security in England, and some reserved public health protection matters across the whole of the United Kingdom. It is an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care.
The UKHSA was established in April 2021, consolidating Public Health England's infectious disease control responsibilities (along with NHS Test and Trace and the Joint Biosecurity Centre) into a single body focused on health security and pandemic preparedness.
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🇬🇧 Kent meningitis outbreak may have peaked as UKHSA reports slowdown in cases<p>Experts continue to analyse strain of MenB to understand whether it has become more likely to spread or cause disease</p><p>The Kent meningitis out...
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