Media enquiries
Contact our press office if you have a media query or you’re a journalist.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) formally started work on 1 October 2021. Public Health England (PHE) is no longer operational.
UKHSA covers most of the work that was previously handled by PHE and NHS Test and Trace. If you have a media query you can get in touch by emailing [email protected] or calling the national press team on 020 7654 8400.
For urgent media enquiries out of hours, between 6pm and 9am or on weekends, call the duty press officer on 020 8200 4400.
For the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, please contact the Department for Health and Social Care.
We are unable to provide clinical advice to members of the public. Please contact your GP or NHS 111 or visit www.nhs.uk
If you have a region-specific query, contact details are below.
Media contacts for local UKHSA centres
North of England
| North East | 0300 303 8596 – option 3 (including out of hours) |
| North West | 03442 250 562 – option 5 (including out of hours) |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 01138 557 290 (out of hours 07966 140 156) |
Midlands and East of England
| Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Milton Keynes | 01223 722 485 or 01223 722 486 (out of hours 07786 524 406) |
| Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk | 01223 722 485 or 01223 722 486 (out of hours 07786 524 406) |
| Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire | 07769 880708 (out of hours 07769 880708) |
| West Midlands | 01212 329 223/4 (out of hours 07834 311 393) |
South of England
| Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | 0117 968 9161 (out of hours please call 07929 826 205) |
| Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and Dorset | 0117 968 9161 (out of hours please call 07929 826 205) |
| Hampshire and Isle of Wight | 01403 214 556 or 01403 214 557 (out of hours 07789 295 811) |
| Kent, Surrey and Sussex | 01403 214 556 or 01403 214 557 (out of hours 07789 295 811) |
| Thames Valley | 01403 214 556 or 01403 214 557 (out of hours 07789 295 811) |
London
| Integrated region and centre | 020 8495 3900 (out of hours 07879 667 879) |