Simon Hall

Simon Hall is the Animal and Plant Health Agency’s Veterinary Director and was acting as Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer for the UK at the start of the avian influenza outbreak.

Celebrating 100 years of veterinary and scientific collaboration: APHA’s Weybridge laboratory reaches its centenary

Simon Hall, 25 September 2017 - Government Veterinary Services

The Animal and Plant Health Agency’s (APHA) central laboratory and headquarters based near Weybridge, Surrey is celebrating its 100th anniversary today, 25 September. The Weybridge site is an internationally recognised...

How we adapted on the ground to better deal with bird flu

Simon Hall, 5 July 2017 - Disease outbreak

...allow exports Cleansing and disinfection was another example of something heavily influenced by APHA experts, delivering benefits well beyond the individual premises. We can't declare freedom from avian influenza to...

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