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BBC News
29-04-2025
- General
- BBC News
Emergency response training centre opens near York
A new centre offering emergency response training to public and private sector workers has opened on the outskirts of Resilience Training Centre, part of the government's UK Resilience Academy, will teach courses on tackling incidents such as terror attacks, flooding and power of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden, who opened the centre in Easingwold, said it aimed to give a "generational upgrade to crisis training".He said: "It's really important we've got a constant process of training and preparedness so if something like that happens, there's a network of people around the country who know what to do." An estimated 4,000 people per year are expected to travel to Yorkshire to take courses on subjects including crowd management and crisis communications. McFadden said: "Coming on a course like this, from a local area, can really help all the different people get to know one another so that when something does happen, they know who to pick up the phone to and what that person's capability is."Those human relationships and that level of trust is very important when you're responding in an emergency situation."He also announced the launch of software to identify the communities that could be worst affected by such by the National Situation Centre and the Office for National Statistics, the tool will use demographic data to help decision-makers target those most in need, such as areas with a high population of elderly people. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Wales Online
28-04-2025
- Health
- Wales Online
Government training more than 4,000 people to deal with 'the next Covid'
Government training more than 4,000 people to deal with 'the next Covid' A new academy has been launched to train 4,000 people in the public and private sectors New exercises could be heald every three years Ministers have launched a new national training initiative to help public officials manage future crises such as another pandemic. The UK Resilience Academy will train more than 4,000 people each year, working in both public services and the private sector, to better deal with crises. Skills being taught including helping businesses maintain continuity in the event of a disaster, crowd management skills, and crisis communications. The new academy will be based at the Hawkhills estate near Easingwold, north of York, a site which has a history of being used for emergency planning. The armed forces and Civil Service will also be offered the training, which is aimed at making sure Britain is better prepared in the event of something like the Covid-19 pandemic. The training is among the steps the Government is taking following a warning from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that the UK is not prepared nor resilient enough to deal with another pandemic. Article continues below Baroness Heather Hallett, the inquiry chairwoman, called for pandemic preparedness exercises to be held at least every three years in future in her conclusion to the first module of the wide-ranging investigation. Ministers plan to hold one in 2025, with all Government departments, local councils, emergency services and the devolved authorities invited to take part. An emergency alert system, which rings out from mobile phones in the event of a public emergency, is also to be tested this year. Article continues below However, Lady Hallett said only this month that the Government needs to do 'far more work' on emergency preparedness beyond the steps already being taken. Pat McFadden, a senior minister in the Cabinet Office, who is leading the Government's resilience planning work, said: 'Today, we're making a generational upgrade to crisis training for thousands of workers, and helping decision-makers identify vulnerable groups in a crisis.' Mr McFadden has also launched a new piece of software which will be used to highlight where vulnerable groups are, including the elderly, and those with power outages and insecure food supplies, during crises.
Powys County Times
28-04-2025
- Health
- Powys County Times
Ministers launch resilience academy to prepare for future crises such as Covid
Ministers have launched a new national training initiative to help public officials manage future crises such as another pandemic. The UK Resilience Academy will train more than 4,000 people each year, working in both public services and the private sector, to better deal with crises. Skills being taught including helping businesses maintain continuity in the event of a disaster, crowd management skills, and crisis communications. The new academy will be based at the Hawkhills estate near Easingwold, north of York, a site which has a history of being used for emergency planning. The armed forces and Civil Service will also be offered the training, which is aimed at making sure Britain is better prepared in the event of something like the Covid-19 pandemic. The training is among the steps the Government is taking following a warning from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that the UK is not prepared nor resilient enough to deal with another pandemic. Baroness Heather Hallett, the inquiry chairwoman, called for pandemic preparedness exercises to be held at least every three years in future in her conclusion to the first module of the wide-ranging investigation. Ministers plan to hold one in 2025, with all Government departments, local councils, emergency services and the devolved authorities invited to take part. An emergency alert system, which rings out from mobile phones in the event of a public emergency, is also to be tested this year. However, Lady Hallett said only this month that the Government needs to do 'far more work' on emergency preparedness beyond the steps already being taken. Pat McFadden, a senior minister in the Cabinet Office, who is leading the Government's resilience planning work, said: 'Today, we're making a generational upgrade to crisis training for thousands of workers, and helping decision-makers identify vulnerable groups in a crisis.' Mr McFadden has also launched a new piece of software which will be used to highlight where vulnerable groups are, including the elderly, and those with power outages and insecure food supplies, during crises.
Western Telegraph
27-04-2025
- Business
- Western Telegraph
Ministers launch resilience academy to prepare for future crises such as Covid
The UK Resilience Academy will train more than 4,000 people each year, working in both public services and the private sector, to better deal with crises. Skills being taught including helping businesses maintain continuity in the event of a disaster, crowd management skills, and crisis communications. The new academy will be based at the Hawkhills estate near Easingwold, north of York, a site which has a history of being used for emergency planning. We're making a generational upgrade to crisis training for thousands of workers, and helping decision-makers identify vulnerable groups in a crisis Pat McFadden The armed forces and Civil Service will also be offered the training, which is aimed at making sure Britain is better prepared in the event of something like the Covid-19 pandemic. The training is among the steps the Government is taking following a warning from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that the UK is not prepared nor resilient enough to deal with another pandemic. Baroness Heather Hallett, the inquiry chairwoman, called for pandemic preparedness exercises to be held at least every three years in future in her conclusion to the first module of the wide-ranging investigation. Ministers plan to hold one in 2025, with all Government departments, local councils, emergency services and the devolved authorities invited to take part. An emergency alert system, which rings out from mobile phones in the event of a public emergency, is also to be tested this year. However, Lady Hallett said only this month that the Government needs to do 'far more work' on emergency preparedness beyond the steps already being taken. Pat McFadden, a senior minister in the Cabinet Office, who is leading the Government's resilience planning work, said: 'Today, we're making a generational upgrade to crisis training for thousands of workers, and helping decision-makers identify vulnerable groups in a crisis.' Mr McFadden has also launched a new piece of software which will be used to highlight where vulnerable groups are, including the elderly, and those with power outages and insecure food supplies, during crises.
