UKPHR provides public protection by ensuring that only competent public health professionals are registered and that high standards of practice are maintained.

Share your experience

Every three years, we undertake a full assessment of Registers against our Standards for Accredited Registers. We will soon begin assessing the UK Public Health Register. We invite you to Share Your Experience of this register by 26 February 2024.

Key facts and stats about UKPHR

What is public health?

UKPHR defines it as ‘The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through organised efforts of society’

• registers health practitioners and public health specialists working in the UK
• 1,074 registrants on UKPHR register (as at January 2020)
• met 11/11 Standards
• five recommendations as part of review decision
• first accredited on 3 April 2013 (this is its sixth annual review and covers 3 April 2019 to 3 April 2020)

Find out more - you can read:

• the full annual review decision
• a snapshot which summarises key points

Remember to always use our check a practitioner tool to make sure that practitioners are regulated or registered.

Did you know that you can also share your experience of an Accredited Register with us?

We use this when we are reviewing applications for accreditation and also as part of our annual reviews when registers are renewing their accreditation. You can find out ore here.