Operation Pegasus-UK Respiratory Pandemic Simulation-Sep-Nov 2025

Led by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in partnership with NHS England and UKHSA, Exercise Pegasus will: Simulate a national respiratory pandemic over three phases between September and November 2025. Include participation from all 38 Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) in England

Its key purpose is to simulate a realistic pandemic scenario, and is the first of its kind in nearly a decade. 4. Led by DHSC and UKHSA, with participation by Government departments and Devolved nations, it will assess the UK's pandemic response capabilities more broadly across government.