Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock today unveiled the new National Institute for Health Protection (NIHP) set to protect the public against external threats to the UK, pandemics and infectious diseases.
The new initiative will “bring together Public Health England (PHE) and NHS Test and Trace, as well as the analytical capability of the Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC) under a single leadership team,” said Hancock.
He added that work under the NIHP would begin “immediately” with the merger formalised and operating from spring 2021.
However, more than 40 charities making up campaign group the First 1,001 Days Movement have called for clarity on the role of PHE in supporting babies and new mothers.
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