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The home of Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies on GOV.UK. The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) provides scientific and technical advice to support government decision makers during emergencies.
The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) provides scientific and technical advice to support government decision makers during emergencies.
Evidence considered by the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE).
Consensus statement prepared by the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Behaviours (SPI-B) for the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE).
Paper prepared by the UCL Collaborative Centre for Inclusion Health.
A consensus statement from the Social Care Working Group to the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE).
Paper prepared by the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium.
Statement from the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling, Operational sub-group (SPI-M-O).
Minutes and papers from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) meetings held in January 2020.
Papers prepared by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Older People and Frailty Policy Research Unit on personal protective equiptment (PPE).
Effective emergency management relies upon ministers having access to the best available advice in a timely fashion.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Paper prepared by the Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Behaviours (SPI-B) and the Department for Education (DfE).
Paper prepared by Public Health England (PHE).
SAGE participants register of personal or business interests.
Information about the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) COVID-19 activation.
Paper prepared by the University of Liverpool.
Paper prepared by academics on care home residents during COVID-19.
Supporting paper prepared by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Minutes and papers from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) meetings held in April 2020.
Minutes and papers from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) meetings held in February 2022.
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