Health

A two-phase programme of work on infection resilient environments commissioned by the Government Chief Scientific Adviser. The programme sets out to understand how to overcome the barriers to infection resilience.

The result of two virtual roundtables convened by the Chief Medical Officer. The first explored transport solutions to reduce air pollution and the second focused on solutions for the built environment.

Advice on: role of engineering in a pandemic, risks and opportunities highlighted by the engineering profession, engineering controls that can limit transmission in different environments and implications for research and development. 

A joint project between the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Academy of Medical Sciences, and the Royal College of Physicians. Exploring how a systems engineering approach could be applied to health and social care.

Including work on cybersecurity of medical devices, regulating health apps, and efficacy of medical devices and systems and a sectoral deep dive in the safety and ethics of autonomous systems project.