Yorkshire and Humber Health Protection Team (Y&H HPT)
Welcome to the Yorkshire & Humber Health Protection Team, we are one of nine regional teams leading the UKHSA’s response to local health-related incidents. We provide specialist support to prevent and reduce the impact of:
- infectious diseases
- chemical and radiation hazards
- major emergencies linked to health hazards
We can support with:
- local disease surveillance
- maintaining alert systems
- investigating and managing health protection incidents and outbreaks
We cover the areas of:
- Barnsley
- Bradford
- Calderdale
- Doncaster
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- Hull
- Kirklees
- Leeds
- North East Lincolnshire
- North Lincolnshire
- North Yorkshire
- Rotherham
- Sheffield
- Wakefield
- York
Our remit is to:
- Protect against future health security hazards through high quality preparation so our health, society, public services, and economy are less impacted.
- Reduce harm from infectious diseases and other health security hazards to achieve more equitable outcomes.
- Strengthen health security capability to improve the effectiveness of our local, national, and global response.
To contact us:
- Telephone: 0300 303 0234
- Out of hours: For health professionals requesting urgent advice: 0300 303 0234
- Email: yorkshirehumberhpt@ukhsa.gov.uk
- Email for personal identifiable information (PII): phe.yorkshirehumber@nhs.net
- Address: Yorkshire and Humber HPT, 8th Floor, Quarry House, Leeds, LS2 7UE
Y&H HPT How to guidance
This section provides guidance on how to complete a pernasal swab (Pertussis/Whooping Cough), complete a salivary swab (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) and complete a faecal sample
Outbreak/ incident reporting
To report a new outbreak of infectious disease.
Avian Influenza Factsheet
Factsheet for people exposed to Avian Influenza.
