HC Deb 14 July 2003 vol 409 cc114-5W
Dr. Murrison

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if the dissemination of lessons learned from major incident exercises by the Health Protection Agency will be made public. [121346]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The primary purpose of all major incident exercises is to identify lessons that can be used internally as a means of improving plans and training in all participating organisations. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) ensures that rigorous debriefing takes place following such events and that specific lessons are identified and shared with national health service and other participating organisations. An executive summary of the report of exercises—specifically identifying any general lessons learnt—will be placed on the HPA website at www.hpa.org.uk to ensure that the information is more widely disseminated.