Health Protection Agency Company Profile
The Health Protection Agency's role is to provide an integrated approach to protecting UK public health through the provision of support and advice to the NHS, local authorities, emergency services, other Arms Length Bodies, the Department of Health and the Devolved Administrations. The Agency was established as a special health authority (SpHA) in 2003.
On 1 April 2005, the Agency was established as a non-departmental public body, replacing the HPA SpHA and the National Radiological Protection Board (NRPB) and with radiation protection as part of health protection incorporated in its remit.
The HPA has a large network of approximately 3000 staff based at three major centres (Colindale, Porton and Chilton) and regionally and locally throughout England. There is a small central office based in London. The Agency works closely with locally based colleagues employed within the Devolved Administrations.
The Centre for Infections at Colindale is the base for communicable disease surveillance and specialist microbiology. The Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards is based at Chilton and the Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response, focusing on applied microbiological research and emergency response, is based at Porton.
Location
7th FloorHolborn Gate
330 High Holborn
Penylan
London
London
WC1V 7PP
United Kingdom
Contact
Phone: 020 7759 2700 / 2701
Fax: 020 7759 2733
Email: webteam@hpa.org.uk
News Articles
Health risks from climate change flagged by Health Protection Agency
An increase in premature deaths and respiratory hospital admissions related to ozone exposure and a longer pollen season are two of the public health risks arising from climate change highlighted in...
Agency allows biotech potato trial in Ireland
Ireland's food development agency Teagasc received permission from the country's Environmental Protection Agency to conduct f -More-
SARS-like Virus Infects Human, UK
A novel coronavirus infection has been confirmed in a UK patient who had recently returned from Pakistan and the Middle East, the UK Health Protection Agency announced. Coronaviruses are causes of sev...
SARS-Like Virus Can Probably Transmit Between People, UK
The Health Protection Agency, UK, believes it has compelling evidence that a new SARS-like coronavirus can spread from human-to-human. A newly confirmed case of a person with coronavirus infection in...
Offer regular HIV tests to high risk groups to reduce late diagnoses, says public health agency
The number of HIV diagnoses in the United Kingdom among men who have sex with men reached its highest level in 2011, the Health Protection Agency has said.The agency’s annual report on HIV in the UK...
New HIV Figures In UK Cause For 'Deep Concern' According To HIV Experts
BHIVA (British HIV Association), the UK's leading association representing professionals in HIV care, expresses 'deep concern' today in response to the Health Protection Agency's (HPA) annual report o...
Environmental Protection Agency plans to clean up Diaz chemical site in US
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering a plan to clean up Diaz Chemical Superfund site in the western New York town of Holley.
Northwestern scientists to request EPA to update guidelines for reproductive health research
A team of Northwestern University scientists will meet with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrators in Washington D.C. Oct. 18 to advocate for important changes in the agency's guidelines...
Drugs and Medications
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PubMed Articles
Modelling borderline and mild dysplasia associated with HPV 6 and 11 infection.
Low risk HPV types 6/11 are responsible for some low-grade cytological abnormalities. Most economic analyses of HPV vaccination have estimated the additional benefit of HPV 6/11 protection by the quad...
The Promise of Exposure Science.
Exposure science is the bedrock for protection of public health. It fundamentally informs decisions that relate to smart and sustainable design, prevention and mitigation of adverse exposures, and ult...
Vancomycin may not be necessary.
SUMMARYDespite the frequency of Campylobacter as the principal cause of bacterial gastroenteritis in the UK, outbreaks attributed to this pathogen are rare. One hundred and fourteen general foodborne...
Radiological implications of the use of uranium in vaseline glass.
Uranium oxides have been used as colourants in glassware since the 19th century and this type of glass is commonly referred to as vaseline glass. There are many collectors of vaseline glass in the UK...
Clinical Trials
Correlates of Protection in Ghana
Malaria is a sickness passed from one person to the other by the bite of a mosquito. In areas of frequent malaria infection, children may develop natural protection against malaria and the...
Comparing Methods for Tracking Health Information at Home After Lung Transplant
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to test the efficacy of a novel intervention, Pocket PATH (Personal Assistant for Tracking Health) for promoting self-care agency, self-c...
Brain Networks Responsible for Sense of Agency
This study of healthy normal volunteers will examine the brain networks involved in people's sense that they control their own movements (sense of agency). Although almost everyone has a s...
Protection Against Benzene Toxicity
We are investigating the role of an enzyme (NQO1) in protection against the bone marrow toxicity of the occupational and environmental toxicant benzene. All of the proposed studies involve...
A Randomized Trial of Carotid Artery Stenting With and Without Cerebral Protection
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate carotid artery stenting (CAS) with and without cerebral protection (CP) to determine if CP improves safety and effectiveness of CAS.
Companies
Health Protection Agency Central
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), which was officially created in April 1997, safeguards Canada’s food supply and the plants and animals upon which safe and high-quality food depends.The C...
ECACC, Health Protection Agency
The European Collection of Cell Cultures (ECACC) was established in 1984 as a cell culture collection to service the research community and provide an International Depository Authority recognised pat...
The Health Protection Agency's role is to provide an integrated approach to protecting UK public health through the provision of support and advice to the NHS, local authorities, emergency services, o...
European Medicines Agency (EMEA) is a decentralised body of the European Union with headquarters in London.ts main responsibility is the protection and promotion of public and animal health, through t...
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