Pandemic planning and its relevance to surgeons

Abstract

This article will briefly discuss pandemic planning and its relevance to surgeons. It will cover principally the UK response to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2), although it will also compare and contrast other diseases and reference more general principles of major incident planning. Areas that individual surgeons and departments can, and should, influence are discussed.

Keywords: Major Incident planning; pandemic.