| England | Wales | Scotland | Northern Ireland |
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Support for local health protection services, investigation of outbreaks | Health Protection Agency supporting primary care trusts | National Public Health Service Wales supporting local health boards | NHS boards | NHS boards |
Co-ordination/analysis of surveillance data | Health Protection Agency | National Public Health Service Wales | Health Protection Scotland
(formerly Scottish Centre for Infection and Health) | Health Protection Agency, under contract with DHSSPS by CDSCNI at Belfast City Hospital |
Reference and specialist microbiology | Health Protection Agency | National Public Health Service Wales | Scottish National Reference Laboratories (a network of microbiological laboratories based in NHS Trusts), commissioned by Health Protection Scotland. Other highly specialist reference services not dealt with by Scottish laboratories are commissioned from the HPA | Health Protection Agency involves NI laboratories for work done |
Routine clinical microbiology | NHS trusts (some done by HPA) | National Public Health Service Wales | NHS Boards | NI Public Health Laboratory at Belfast City Hospital and local Trust hospital laboratories |
Health emergency planning | DH, NHS, Health Protection Agency | NAW | Scottish Executive Health Department, NHS, Health Protection Scotland | DHSSPS in conjunction with HPA and DH(L) |
Specialist advice on chemicals | Health Protection Agency provides | Health Protection Scotland commission from Health Protection Agency | Health Protection Agency under contract with DHSSPS via National Focus for Chemical Incidents |
Specialist advice on poisons | Health Protection Agency commissions from National Poisons Information Service centres | National Poisons Information Service (in future to be commissioned by HPA for SE by means of an order under clause 2(7)) | Health Protection Agency under contract with DHSSPS (who pays directly for local staff) via National Poisons Information Service at Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast |
Radiation protection advice | Health Protection Agency |