Emergency Planning

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Since the start of the crisis, I have constantly affirmed that the key to understanding the effects of this pandemic is the UK Government's failure to give adequate weight to emergency planning and management (Alexander 2020a, 2020b). Britain is in a state of emergency. So where are its emergency planners? Murphy, S.,

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Plan B Consulting

JUNE 11, 2020

In the National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies, 2017 edition (see figure 1), a pandemic is the highest risk, with a likelihood of 4 out of 5 of occurring within the next 5 years, and a severity impact of 5. They didn’t seem to be prepared for even the most obvious issues associated with a pandemic.

Risk Management 52

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Plan B Consulting

JUNE 11, 2020

In the National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies, 2017 edition (see figure 1), a pandemic is the highest risk, with a likelihood of 4 out of 5 of occurring within the next 5 years, and a severity impact of 5. They didn’t seem to be prepared for even the most obvious issues associated with a pandemic.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Management Pandemic Civil Emergency 52