diff --git a/Dfe.Academies.Api.Infrastructure/Dfe.Academies.Infrastructure.csproj b/Dfe.Academies.Api.Infrastructure/Dfe.Academies.Infrastructure.csproj
index 2dfff149..9d397064 100644
--- a/Dfe.Academies.Api.Infrastructure/Dfe.Academies.Infrastructure.csproj
+++ b/Dfe.Academies.Api.Infrastructure/Dfe.Academies.Infrastructure.csproj
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
     </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="8.0.8" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer" Version="8.0.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.HealthChecks.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.0.8" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ConfigurationExtensions" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Identity.Web" Version="3.1.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
diff --git a/Dfe.Academies.Api.Infrastructure/InfrastructureServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/Dfe.Academies.Api.Infrastructure/InfrastructureServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index 44ff4a9b..3c3c5cbe 100644
--- a/Dfe.Academies.Api.Infrastructure/InfrastructureServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/Dfe.Academies.Api.Infrastructure/InfrastructureServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ public static IServiceCollection AddInfrastructureDependencyGroup(
             services.AddDbContext<EdperfContext>(options =>
                 options.UseSqlServer(connectionString));
 
+            AddInfrastructureHealthChecks(services);
+
             return services;
         }
 
@@ -58,10 +60,17 @@ public static IServiceCollection AddPersonsApiInfrastructureDependencyGroup(
             services.AddDbContext<MopContext>(options =>
                 options.UseSqlServer(connectionString));
 
+            AddInfrastructureHealthChecks(services);
+
             // Authentication
             services.AddCustomAuthorization(config);
 
             return services;
         }
+
+        public static void AddInfrastructureHealthChecks(this IServiceCollection services) {
+            services.AddHealthChecks()
+                .AddDbContextCheck<MstrContext>("Academies Database");
+        }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/PersonsApi/PersonsApi.csproj b/PersonsApi/PersonsApi.csproj
index 461f8bec..a2d36665 100644
--- a/PersonsApi/PersonsApi.csproj
+++ b/PersonsApi/PersonsApi.csproj
@@ -62,5 +62,5 @@
 		<Message Text="$(NSwagOutput)" Condition="'$(NSwagExitCode)' == '0'" Importance="low" />
 		<Error Text="$(NSwagOutput)" Condition="'$(NSwagExitCode)' != '0'" />
 	</Target>
-	
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/PersonsApi/Program.cs b/PersonsApi/Program.cs
index cfd31fa8..4a1eeccb 100644
--- a/PersonsApi/Program.cs
+++ b/PersonsApi/Program.cs
@@ -30,4 +30,6 @@
 
 logger.LogInformation("Logger is working...");
 
+app.MapHealthChecks("/HealthCheck").AllowAnonymous();
+
 app.Run();
diff --git a/PersonsApi/Startup.cs b/PersonsApi/Startup.cs
index 2c222d88..a57fd492 100644
--- a/PersonsApi/Startup.cs
+++ b/PersonsApi/Startup.cs
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
             {
                 configure.Title = "PersonsApi";
             });
-
         }
 
         // This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to configure the HTTP request pipeline.
@@ -175,10 +174,10 @@ public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app, IWebHostEnvironment env, IApiVers
             app.UseHttpsRedirection();
             app.UseRouting();
 
-            app.UseAuthentication(); 
+            app.UseAuthentication();
             app.UseAuthorization();
 
             app.UseEndpoints(endpoints => { endpoints.MapControllers(); });
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/TramsDataApi/Controllers/HealthCheckController.cs b/TramsDataApi/Controllers/HealthCheckController.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 917017e8..00000000
--- a/TramsDataApi/Controllers/HealthCheckController.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-using System.IO;
-using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
-using Microsoft.Data.SqlClient;
-using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
-using TramsDataApi.DatabaseModels;
-using Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.Annotations;
-
-namespace TramsDataApi.Controllers
-{
-    /// <summary>
-    /// Provides endpoints for checking the health of the API and database.
-    /// </summary>
-    [ApiController]
-    [Route("[controller]")]
-    [ApiVersion("1.0")]
-    [SwaggerTag("Health Check Endpoints")]
-    public class HealthCheckController : ControllerBase
-    {
-        private readonly LegacyTramsDbContext _dbContext;
-        private readonly ILogger<HealthCheckController> _logger;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Constructor that initializes database and logger.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="context">Database context.</param>
-        /// <param name="logger">Logging service.</param>
-        public HealthCheckController(LegacyTramsDbContext context, ILogger<HealthCheckController> logger)
-        {
-            _dbContext = context;
-            _logger = logger;
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Provides a basic health check for the API.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns>String message indicating health status.</returns>
-        [HttpGet]
-        [HttpHead]
-        [SwaggerOperation(Summary = "Performs a basic health check", Description = "Checks if the API is operational.")]
-        [SwaggerResponse(200, "API is healthy.")]
-        public string Get()
-        {
-            _logger.LogInformation("Returning OK Health Check");
-            return "Health check ok";
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Checks the database connectivity.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns>Boolean indicating whether the database can be connected to.</returns>
-        [HttpGet]
-        [HttpHead]
-        [Route("/check_db")]
-        [SwaggerOperation(Summary = "Performs a database health check", Description = "Checks if the database is reachable.")]
-        [SwaggerResponse(200, "Database is healthy.")]
-        public bool CheckDbConnection()
-        {
-            _logger.LogInformation("Returning Database Health Check");
-            return _dbContext.Database.CanConnect();
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/TramsDataApi/Program.cs b/TramsDataApi/Program.cs
index 5e898a1b..d8184ca0 100644
--- a/TramsDataApi/Program.cs
+++ b/TramsDataApi/Program.cs
@@ -37,4 +37,6 @@
 
 logger.LogInformation("Logger is working...");
 
+app.MapHealthChecks("/HealthCheck").AllowAnonymous();
+
 app.Run();