Exercise Cygnus

(asked on 18th May 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they took, following the conclusion of Exercise Cygnus, to review the contribution of the social care sector during the COBR meetings or in discussions in the lead up to those meetings.


Answered by
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Lord Bethell
This question was answered on 15th June 2020

Exercise Cygnus was a national level pandemic influenza exercise involving Ministers and officials from the Department of Health and Social Care; other Government departments; devolved administrations; NHS England; Public Health England and local agencies.

As is usual for emergency preparedness exercises, participants were debriefed and outcomes evaluated at the conclusion of the exercise. The lessons identified from Exercise Cygnus continue to be considered by the Government and a range of stakeholders, including expert advisory groups and local emergency planners. We have drawn on all the levers that the Government has to help social care providers look after the people in their care.

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