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UKHSA Advisory Board agenda: May 2025

Updated 12 May 2025

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Title of meeting: UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) Advisory Board

Date: Tuesday 13 May 2025

Time: 10.00am to 11.50am

Venue: Canary Wharf Office

 Time     Agenda item                          Presenter    
1.  


10.00am  		 Announcements, apologies and declarations of interest

To note apologies and declarations		 Ian Peters
 2.    
    		 Minutes of previous meeting and matters arising

To agree minutes of the 11 March 2025 meeting and note the action list and matters arising         		 Ian Peters

Enclosure AB/25/022

Enclosure AB/25/023   
 3.  

10.05am  		 Chief Executive’s update

To note the update from the Chief Executive including key operational pressures, current infectious disease and health hazard responses, and forward look   		 Dame Jenny Harries

Enclosure   AB/25/024        
 4.  

10.20am   		 Financial report

To receive an update on UKHSA’s financial position to date                                                                                                 		 Luke Heath

Enclosure   AB/25/025           
 5.  

10.30am  		 Transforming Science Together

To discuss the multi-year transformation programme                                                                     		 Marc Merel

Enclosure   AB/25/026               
 6.  

10.50am   		 The Vaccine System

To discuss the challenges, development and opportunities for UKHSA within the vaccine system in the UK   		 Susan Hopkins
Lewis Peake
Hannah Taylor
Mary Ramsay
Sarah Collins

Enclosure   AB/25/027             
 7.  

11.10am   		 Major Incident Learnings

To discuss lessons identified through incident response activity in previous year   		 Susan Hopkins
Kath Bollington
Paul Sutton
Lucy Garrod

Enclosure   AB/25/028             
 8.  

11.25am  		 Advisory Board effectiveness

To note the outcome of the Advisory board effectiveness review                                                        		 Ian Peters

Enclosure   AB/25/0289              
9.  

11.35am		 Advisory Board Committee reports

To receive verbal updates from latest committee meetings:
• Audit and Risk Committee (18 March 2025)
• Equalities, Ethics and Communities Committee (8 April 2025)
• Science and Research Committee (7 May 2025)
• People and Culture Committee (12 May 2025)


To note confirmed minutes of committee:
• Audit and Risk Committee (9 December 2024)

• Equalities, Ethics and Communities Committee (28 January 2025)


To endorse revised Terms of Reference for Committees:
• Equalities, Ethics and Communities Committee



Cindy Rampersaud
Graham Hart

Jon Friedland
Sir Gordon Messenger


Enclosure AB/25/030
Enclosure AB/25/031




Enclosure AB/25/032
 10.  

11:45am   		 Questions from members of the public
To respond to any questions from members of the public  		 Ian Peters
 11.  Forward look

To note the forward plan of Advisory Board discussions and the calendar of Board and committee meetings   		 Ian Peters

Enclosure   AB/25/033  
 12.  

11.50am   		 Any other business and close 

Shared for information:  
Health inequalities in health protection report 2025 		Ian Peters  
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