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 level of engagement in the voluntary sector in advance as well as the capacity of that sector to assist in the event of a pandemic.


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Lord Bethell
This question was answered on 8th June 2020

Working across Government and with stakeholders, the lessons from Exercise Cygnus have informed our preparedness, such as development of draft legislation support to the response to a future influenza pandemic, and strengthening health, care and voluntary sector plans to surge and flex beyond normal operations. Learning the lessons from preparedness exercises, as well as other sources of expertise has ensured that the United Kingdom remains well prepared for infectious disease outbreaks.

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