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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | April 2013 (Transitional - April 2012)[1] |
| Preceding agency | |
| Dissolved | 1 October 2021 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | England |
| Headquarters | Wellington House 133–155 Waterloo Road London SE1 8UG[2] |
| Annual budget | £300 million[3] |
| Parent agency | Department of Health and Social Care |
| Website | www |
Public Health England (PHE) was an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care in England which began operating on 1 April 2013 to protect and improve health and wellbeing and reduce health inequalities. Its formation came as a result of the reorganisation of the National Health Service (NHS) in England outlined in the Health and Social Care Act 2012. It took on the role of the Health Protection Agency, the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse and a number of other health bodies.[4] It was an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care, and a distinct delivery organisation with operational autonomy.[5]
On 29 March 2021, the UK Government announced that PHE would be disbanded and that its public health functions would be transferred, in proposals to reform public health structures.[6] From 1 October 2021, PHE's health protection functions were formally transferred into the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), while its health improvement functions were transferred to the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (DHSC), NHS England, and NHS Digital.[7]
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