Resilience and preparedness (Module 1) – Public Hearings


Module 1 looked into the UK’s resilience and preparedness for the pandemic. It considered whether the pandemic was properly planned for and whether the UK was ready for that eventuality. This module touched on the whole system of civil emergencies including resourcing, risk management and pandemic readiness. It scrutinised government decision-making relating to planning and produced a set of recommendations.

Broadcast

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Agenda

Day Agenda
Tuesday
4 Jul 23
Start time 10:00 am
Morning
  • Dr. Andrew Goodall (Current Permanent Secretary to Welsh Government and former Director General for Health and Social Services and Chief Executive of NHS Wales since 2014)
  • Dr. Quentin Sandifer (Consultant Adviser on Pandemic and International Health at Public Health Wales)
  • Vaughan Gething (Former Minister for Health and Social Services Welsh Government 2016-2021 and former deputy Deputy Minister for Health 2014-2016)
Afternoon
  • Mark Drakeford (First Minister of Wales since 2018)
End time 4:30 pm