To ensure that public health is protected, the Health Protection Unit works with Primary Care Trusts and Local Authorities across the county. 

To ensure consistency across Essex and an effective approach to controlling infectious diseases, there is a Communicable Disease Joint Plan which is available in the download section.

Health protection across Essex

This link will take you to the Essex section of the Health Protection Agency (HPA) website.

The Health Protection Unit consists of doctors (Consultants in Communicable Disease Control - CCDCs) with responsibility for the public health aspects of communicable diseases and non-communicable environmental hazards in Essex.