Annexe E: UKHSA Integrated Emergency Management Model and emergency preparedness, resilience and response (EPRR) principles
Updated 15 January 2025
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This information is extracted from the EPRR CONOP v1.0
Integrated Emergency Management
UKHSA takes a systematic approach to preparedness, response and recovery based on the Cabinet Office principles of Integrated Emergency Management (IEM), aligned to the requirements of the Civil Contingencies Act (CCA) 2004. The IEM model has been modified following learning from the COVID pandemic to include validation and assurance.
EPRR principles
The 7 principles underpinning UKHSA’s EPRR arrangements are as follows;
Direction
Clarity of purpose comes from a strategic aim and supporting objectives that are agreed, understood and implemented by all involved. Protecting the public’s health is the key strategic outcome of health security incidents. This clarity enables the prioritisation and focus of UKHSA’s preparedness, response and recovery effort.
Co-operation
To achieve appropriate health security outcomes the agency must prepare and respond cooperatively across all its functions, groups and with external partners.
Health equity
UKHSA prioritises people and places most at risk from health security incidents, to reduce avoidable harm and improve health security outcomes for all.
Precautionary
UKHSA has a ‘no regrets’ approach to decision making based on risk assessment.
Subsidiarity
Decisions are taken at the lowest level closest to where they have impact, with coordination at the highest necessary level.
Proportionality
Oversight, influence and demands on teams are proportionate to risk.
Continuous improvement
UKHSA consistently improves its ability to prepare for, respond to and recover from health security threats by appropriately applying learning identified from incident response, simulation exercises, research and evaluation.