UK Launches New Pandemic Preparedness Strategy: Learning from COVID to Build Resilience by 2030
All four nations commit to a whole-of-government, whole-of-society approach that prioritises the vulnerable — here's what the official introduction reveals.
The UK government has released its new Pandemic Preparedness Strategy: Building Our Capabilities, with the “Introduction and Principles” (UK-wide) section published on 25 March 2026 by the Department of Health & Social Care.
This document marks a formal commitment from all four nations of the UK to rebuild readiness for future pandemics. It emphasises learning the hard lessons from COVID-19 while preparing for a range of possible scenarios — not just fighting the last war.
