Annex 1: Location of PHE functions from 1 October 2021
The table below provides an overview of where current PHE functions will be located in the new system.
Function name |
Primary PHE directorate |
Function destination |
Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) |
Health Protection and Medical |
UKHSA |
Regional and Local Health Protection |
Places and Regions |
UKHSA |
Rare Zoonotic Infections, Gastrointestinal Infections and Associated Areas |
National Infection Service |
UKHSA |
Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards |
Chief Operating Officer |
UKHSA |
National Specialist Surveillance and Reference Laboratories |
National Infection Service |
UKHSA |
Local Microbiology Laboratories and Infection Specialist Services |
National Infection Service |
UKHSA |
Infections Research and Development |
National Infection Service |
UKHSA |
Healthcare Acquired Infections and Anti-Microbial Resistance |
National Infection Service |
UKHSA |
National Immunisation |
National Infection Service |
UKHSA |
Vaccines and Countermeasures |
National Infection Service |
UKHSA |
National Poisons Information Service |
Health Protection and Medical |
UKHSA |
Global Public Health (Health Protection) |
Health Protection and Medical |
UKHSA |
Global Public Health (Health Improvement) |
Health Protection and Medical |
OHID |
Medical and Public Health Professional Leadership and Practice |
Health Protection and Medical |
UKHSA |
Nursing, Midwifery, AHP and Emergency Services Public Health Leadership |
Nursing, Maternity and Early Years |
OHID |
Maternity and Early Years |
Nursing, Maternity and Early Years |
OHID |
Alcohol, Drugs, Tobacco and Inclusion health |
Health Improvement |
OHID |
Diet, Obesity and Physical Activity |
Health Improvement |
OHID |
Health Marketing and Behavioural Change |
Health Marketing |
OHID |
Regional and Local Health and Wellbeing Advice and Support |
Places and Regions |
OHID |
Dental public health |
Health Improvement |
OHID |
Health Improvement Priority Programmes (including public mental health) |
Health Improvement |
OHID |
Health and Justice |
Health Improvement |
UKHSA |
Blood safety, Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Infections Service (STIS) and HIV |
National Infection Service |
UKHSA |
Sexual Health and HIV services |
Health Improvement |
OHID |
National Screening Programmes |
Health Improvement |
OHID and NHSE/I |
UK National Screening Committee |
Health Improvement |
OHID |
Screening Quality Assurance |
Health Improvement |
NHSE/I |
Regional and Local Screening and Immunisation Commissioning Support and Expert Advice (embedded in NHSE) |
Places and Regions |
NHSE/I |
National Disease Registration |
Health Improvement |
NHSD |
Science Hub Programme |
Science Hub |
UKHSA |
Research, Translation and Innovation (Health Improvement) |
Health Improvement |
OHID |
Research, Translation and Innovation (Health Protection) |
Health Improvement |
UKHSA |
Health Intelligence |
Health Improvement |
OHID |
People services |
People |
UKHSA |
Public Health Workforce |
People |
OHID |
Health Economics and modelling |
Strategy |
OHID |
Strategy |
Strategy |
UKHSA |
Corporate Functions |
Corporate Affairs |
UKHSA |
Regional and Sub Regional Health Care Public Health (HCPH) |
Places and Regions |
NHSE/I |
Internal and external communications |
Communications |
UKHSA |
Business development |
Finance and Commercial |
UKHSA |
Financial management and financial strategy and services |
Finance and Commercial |
UKHSA |
Digital and Information Communication Technology (ICT) |
Finance and Commercial |
UKHSA |
Procurement |
Finance and Commercial |
UKHSA |
Estates and Facilities |
Finance and Commercial |
UKHSA |
Data and Analytical Sciences |
National Infection Service |
UKHSA |
National Healthcare Public Health |
Health Protection and Medical |
NHSE/I |
Quality, Clinical Governance and Safeguarding |
Nursing, Maternity and Early Years |
OHID |
COVID-19 response |
Pandemic response unit |
UKHSA |
Public Health Grant Assurance |
Finance and Commercial |
DHSC and OHID |