National Preparedness Commission

The dramatic impact of COVID-19 shows that our societal structures are fragile. It has demonstrated why nationally and internationally we need to be better prepared to withstand, recover and ‘build back better’ from major disruptions.

Expansive & sobering analysis from @dieter_helm in this @NatPrepCom lecture on ‘Sustainable Infrastructure’: lack of systems planning, geared financial engineering, regulatory undersight. Structural 'harm' & future implications for #nationalresilience... nationalpreparednesscommission.uk/event-summary/…

We need to get serious about a focus on 'preparedness' across the whole of society. That includes building skills, inside and outside our education system & definitely within our neighbourhoods... A short piece from me for @NatPrepCom tinyurl.com/2p7r8w69

Join our briefing and reception with Lord Toby Harris @NatPrepCom on 22 February. During the evening, we'll explore how the nation can become better prepared to avoid, mitigate, respond to, and recover from major shocks, threats, and challenges. resiliencefirst.org/events/state-n…

Glad to share here some reflections on building community resilience and everyday preparedness, thanks to the @NatPrepCom: nationalpreparednesscommission.uk/2023/12/buildi…

The latest National Risk Register is more transparent than its predecessors and covers 89 risks, but it also begs some important questions. nationalpreparednesscommission.uk/2023/08/the-na…

Resilience & communicating resilience = fundamental part of deterrence by denial. UK needs a whole-of-government/society approach to resilience – aspect of the Defence Command Paper that needs to be addressed soon – I strongly recommend the work of @NatPrepCom 8/8

An excellent, interdisciplinary framework for thinking about Safe AI from @McDofYork @NatPrepCom nationalpreparednesscommission.uk/2023/07/safety…

Responding to permacrisis by building ‘always on’ resilience that helps drive better ways of working and innovation: nationalpreparednesscommission.uk/2023/06/transp…

How to unlock value through resilience and evolve for disruption nationalpreparednesscommission.uk/2023/04/how-to…

Thanks to @LordTobySays for @NatPrepCom roundtable today on public communication during emergencies. Insightful input from @DrBrookeRogers and @Georgia_Gould reinforcing the importance of trusted community relationships. Excellent thinking & research to build on. 📸@PJ_KElrick

3 years ago today the UK entered a nationwide lockdown. Advisor to the Trust, Andy Towler @TheResilienceGp reflects on pandemic learnings, turning appetite into action for a whole-of-society approach to UK's resilience in this important @NatPrepCom piece bit.ly/3FJegIb

New article on our vulnerability to software failure and the work being done on this by @NatPrepCom and @bcs pictfor.org.uk/lord-harris-wh…

How Sweden engages its industry in the nation’s ’Total Defence’ and delivers a key component of a whole-of-society approach to national preparedness and resilience nationalpreparednesscommission.uk/2023/02/the-ro…

Fascinating interview with @elisabethbraw on what whole of society resilience really means

New article 'Preparedness efforts for health threats: the gap between detection and action' published @NatPrepCom by @claudiafcfarini reviews the gap between detection & action concerning preparedness efforts for health threats @WHO @UNDRR @EarlyActionREAP nationalpreparednesscommission.uk/2023/01/prepar…

Excellent article by member of @NatPrepCom @elisabethbraw in today’s @thetimes - whole-of-society approach to resilience must include local communities and individual citizens and households.

An initial brief response to the UK Government Resilience Framework: nationalpreparednesscommission.uk/2022/12/is-thi…

Today a literature review prepared for @NatPrepCom by the National Consortium for Societal Resilience on the importance of effective leadership and communication in building a good community response to a crisis has been published. nationalpreparednesscommission.uk/2022/11/commun…

UK’s new #NationalPreparednessCommission faces #obstacles getting its core messages read and accepted. @LordTobySays asks why #leaders still find preparing for the unexpected so problematic: thinkunthink.org/latest-unthink…

“The Yarrow View”: @LordTobySays, Chair of @NatPrepCom, looks at why stress testing Government plans for a major power failure are so important. The consequences of such a failure would be devastating for the communities affected. nationalpreparednesscommission.uk/2022/11/the-ya…