Making pandemic planning part of the everyday

The UK Covid-19 inquiry’s module 1 report on the resilience and preparedness of the UK had “no hesitation in concluding that the processes, planning and policy of the civil contingency structures within the UK government and devolved administrations and civil services failed their citizens.”1 It calls for a “fundamental reform” of the way in which the UK plans for future emergencies.Heather Hallett had specific recommendations for how the structure of emergency planning could be improved: she suggested a single cabinet level committee for whole system preparedness and resilience; a single group for emergency preparedness oversight; a new whole system civil emergency strategy; and the creation of an independent statutory body for whole system emergency preparedness, resilience, and response.1The report’s emphasis on whole systems thinking and a move away from siloed, disjointed planning within separate government departments is very welcome but I don’t think it goes far enough. A more ambitious…
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