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UKHSA Advisory Board: agenda

Updated 12 March 2024

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

Date: Wednesday 13 March 2024

Time: 1:30pm to 3:10pm

Venue: Chilton Training Centre

 Time     Agenda item                          Presenter    
1.
1:30pm  		 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 31 January 2024 meeting and note the matters arising         		 Ian Peters

Enclosure AB/24/011
Enclosure AB/24/012   
 3.  
1:35pm  		 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   		 Scott McPherson

Enclosure   AB/24/013        
 4.
1:50pm   		 Financial report

To receive an update on UKHSA’s financial position to date                                                                                                 		 Andrew Sanderson

Enclosure   AB/24/014           
 5. 
2:00pm  		 Core preparedness for environmental hazards

To discuss progress on preparedness for environmental hazards with a focus on climatic and natural hazards                                                                     		 Isabel Oliver
Lea Berrang-Ford

Enclosure   AB/24/015               
 6. 
2:20pm   		 Pathogen Genomics Strategy and Programme update

To discuss ambition for genomics within UKHSA and delivery of the Genomics Strategy    		 Susan Hopkins
Meera Chand
Deborah Williamson
Sam Organ

Enclosure   AB/24/016              
7.
2:50pm		 Advisory Board committees

To receive verbal report updates from the Committees latest meetings and present agreed minutes:

• Audit and Risk Committee
To note minutes of 18 January 2024 meeting


• People and Culture Committee
To note minutes of 31 October 2023 meeting



• Science and Research Committee
To note minutes of 8 November 2023 meeting





Cindy Rampersaud
Enclosure AB/24/017

Sir Gordon Messenger
Enclosure AB/24/018

Jon Friedland
Enclosure AB/24/019
 8.  
3:00pm   		 Questions from members of the public

To respond to any questions from members of the public  		 Ian Peters
 9.  Forward look

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

Enclosure   AB/24/020   
 10.  Associate non-executive members appointments

To approve extensions of the associate non-executives   		 Ian Peters

Enclosure   AB/24/021   
 11.  
3:10pm   		 Any other business and close  Ian Peters  
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