South Yorkshire Health Protection Unit

The Health Protection Unit (HPU) provides specialist health protection advice as well as operational support on all health protection matters to NHS trusts, local authorities, community health services (including schools and social services), and the general public. The local authority and Primary Care Trust (PCT) areas served by the Unit are listed on our "areas covered" page.

The South Yorkshire Health Protection Unit covers the county of South Yorkshire, incorporating the districts of Sheffield, Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham. It has a population of 1.3 million and forms a compact conurbation with a large rural hinterland.

The Unit provides a service to nine PCTs covering communicable disease control, the public health aspects of the management of non-infectious environmental hazards, including chemical incidents and certain aspects of emergency planning.

Last reviewed: 3 March 2008