South West (South) Health Protection Unit

Local health protection units lead the Agency response to all health related incidents.

The South West (South) HPU covers the areas of: Devon, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly and Dorset and Somerset with offices in St Austell, Cornwall, Ferndown, Dorset, Taunton, Somerset and Dartington, Devon.

If you need any information on health protection or are concerned by a health related problem in your area, contact your nearest unit.

• More about the role of health protection units
• South West regional publications

Local partners

Primary Care Organisations and Local Authorities served by the South West (South) team:

Local Authorities*

Devon and Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

• Devon CC
• East Devon DC
• Exeter City Council
• Mid-Devon DC
• North Devon DC
• Plymouth City Council
• South Hams DC
• Teignbridge DC
• Torbay Council
• Torridge DC
• West Devon BC
• Cornwall Council
• Isles of Scilly

Dorset and Somerset

• Bournemouth BC
• Christchurch BC
• Dorset County Council
• East Dorset DC
• North Dorset DC
• Poole BC
• Purbeck DC
• West Dorset DC
• Weymouth & Portland BC
• Mendip DC
• Sedgemoor DC
• Somerset County Council
• South Somerset DC
• Taunton Deane BC
• West Somerset DC

Primary Care Organisations*

• Devon PCT
• Plymouth Teaching PCT
• Torbay PCT
• Bournemouth & Poole PCT
• Dorset PCT
• Somerset PCT
• Cornwall & Isles of Scilly PCT

*BC = Borough Council, CC= County Council, DC = District Council, PCT = Primary Care Trust, TPCT = Training PCT

Last reviewed: 2 November 2011