What is UK Health Security Agency?
The '''UK Health Security Agency''' ('''UKHSA''') is a government agency in the United Kingdom, responsible since April 2021 for public health. It guards the population against [[infectious disease]]. This used to be done by [[Public Health England]]. It is part of the [[Department of Health and Social Care]]. In 2022, after 30 children died in the United Kingdom from [[streptococcal pharyngitis]]. The Agency sent out a communication which was said to have flooded emergency services with the 'worried well'. <ref>{{Cite web|last=Clover|first=Ben|date=2022-12-06|title='Rubbish' government Strep A comms blamed for flooding services|url=https://www.hsj.co.uk/patient-safety/rubbish-government-strep-a-comms-blamed-for-flooding-services/7033838.article|access-date=2023-02-12|website=Health Service Journal|language=en}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Public health]] [[Category:Medical and health organisations in the United Kingdom]] {{UK-stub}}