The aim of the National Preparedness Commission is to promote better preparedness for a major crisis or incident.

Joined December 2020
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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.
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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... nationalpreparednesscommissi…

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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
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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/s…

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Glad to share here some reflections on building community resilience and everyday preparedness, thanks to the @NatPrepCom: nationalpreparednesscommissi…

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The latest National Risk Register is more transparent than its predecessors and covers 89 risks, but it also begs some important questions. nationalpreparednesscommissi…

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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
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An excellent, interdisciplinary framework for thinking about Safe AI from @McDofYork @NatPrepCom nationalpreparednesscommissi…

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Responding to permacrisis by building ‘always on’ resilience that helps drive better ways of working and innovation: nationalpreparednesscommissi…

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How to unlock value through resilience and evolve for disruption nationalpreparednesscommissi…

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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
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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

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

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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 nationalpreparednesscommissi…

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

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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.
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An initial brief response to the UK Government Resilience Framework: nationalpreparednesscommissi…

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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. nationalpreparednesscommissi…

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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-unth…

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“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. nationalpreparednesscommissi…

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