Corporate report

UKHSA Advisory Board: agenda

Updated 2 February 2023

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

Date: Tuesday 24 January 2023

Time: 10am to 12:30pm

Venue: Nobel House, London

Time Agenda item Presenter
1.
10am
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 16 November 2022 meeting and note the action list and matters arising
Ian Peters

Enclosure AB/22/001
Enclosure AB/23/002
3. 10:05am Chief Executive’s update

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

Enclosure AB/23/003
4. 10:25am Financial report

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

Enclosure AB/23/004
5. 10:40am Preparedness for health threats from infectious disease

To discuss UKHSA’s core remit of preparedness for health security threats, focused on routes of transmission for infectious disease
Susan Hopkins

Enclosure AB/23/005
6. 11:20am Global Strategy

To provide direction on development of the global strategy
Scott McPherson

Enclosure AB/23/006
7. 11:40am People Delivery Plan

To discuss how UKHSA will deliver people priorities and attract staff in skill shortage areas
Jac Gardner

Enclosure AB/23/007
8. 11:55am Workforce Update

To update the Advisory Board on progress towards stabilising UKHSA’s workforce and its composition
Jac Gardner

Enclosure AB/23/008
9. 12:10pm Advisory Board Committees

To receive updates from September and October meetings of the Committees:

Audit and Risk Committee
To note minutes of 11 October 2022 meeting


People and Culture Committee
Verbal update


Equalities, Ethics and Communities Committee
To note minutes of 6 October 2022 meeting


Science and Research Committee
To note minutes of 30 September 2022 meeting




Ian Peters
Enclosure AB/23/009

Sir Gordon Messenger
Verbal update

Graham Hart
Enclosure AB/23/010

Jon Friedland
Enclosure AB/23/011
10. 12:20pm 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/23/012
12. 12:30pm Any other business and close Ian Peters