Question reference: S5W-29743
- Asked by: Andy Wightman, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: 9 June 2020
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Current status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 26 June 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it took to implement the recommendations of Exercise Cygnus on the UK's pandemic response, including the (a) preparation of a methodology for assessing social care capacity and surge capacity, (b) management of excess deaths in the community, (c) mapping of capacity of third sector organisations and developing a strategy for national direction of voluntary resources during a pandemic.
Answer
Exercise Cygnus in 2016 was primarily a UK Government led exercise and involved frontline services in England. The Scottish Government had limited involvement.