Transparency data
DHSC's senior officials' meetings, April to June 2020
Updated 2 September 2021
| Name (Permanent Secretary Only) | Date | Person or organisation that meeting was with | Purpose of meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Wormald | Nil Return | Nil Return | Nil Return |
| David Williams | 06/04/2020 | Mckinsey | Update on Covid work |
| David Williams | 17/04/2020 | Mckinsey | Reviewing covid work |
| David Williams | 16/05/2020 | Mckinsey | Reviewing covid work |
| David Williams | 12/06/2020 | Mckinsey | Reviewing covid work |
| David Williams | 26/06/2020 | Mckinsey | Reviewing covid work programme |
| Chris Whitty | 01/04/2020 | World Health Organisation | Weekly global health leaders teleconference |
| Chris Whitty | 02/04/2020 | Medical Royal College Presidents | Weekly briefing call on Covid-19 |
| Chris Whitty | 03/04/2020 | The Association of Directors of Public Health | Weekly briefing call on Covid-19 |
| Chris Whitty | 04/04/2020 | Wellcome Trust, University of Oxford, Imperial College London, AstraZeneca. | Expert panel review on therapeutics. |
| Chris Whitty | 08/04/2020 | The Association of Directors of Public Health | Weekly briefing call on Covid-19 |
| Chris Whitty | 10/04/2020 | Wellcome Trust | To discuss sero-epidemiology. |
| Chris Whitty | 10/04/2020 | Wellcome Trust and Syncona Limited | To discuss clinical trials. |
| Chris Whitty | 12/04/2020 | Nuffield Department of Population Health | To discuss Covid-19 trials. |
| Chris Whitty | 14/04/2020 | Medical Royal College Presidents | Weekly briefing call on Covid-19 |
| Chris Whitty | 16/04/2020 | World Health Organisation | Weekly global health leaders teleconference |
| Chris Whitty | 16/04/2020 | NIBSC; UK NEQAS Immunology, Immunochemistry and Allergy Centre; Royal College of Pathology; University of Liverpool; University of Edinburgh | To discuss covid-19 control serum biobank. |
| Chris Whitty | 17/04/2020 | The Association of Directors of Public Health | Weekly briefing call on Covid-19 |
| Chris Whitty | 17/04/2020 | Serjeants' Inn Chambers | Discussion on Covid-19 |
| Chris Whitty | 20/04/2020 | The Academy of Medical Sciences | Catch-up call |
| Chris Whitty | 22/04/2020 | The Association of Directors of Public Health | Weekly briefing call on Covid-19 |
| Chris Whitty | 23/04/2020 | World Health Organisation Europe | Covid-19 update meeting |
| Chris Whitty | 23/04/2020 | Medical Royal College Presidents | Weekly briefing call on Covid-19 |
| Chris Whitty | 24/04/2020 | Wellcome Trust | Catch-up meeting |
| Chris Whitty | 24/04/2020 | The Academy of Medical Sciences | To discuss Covid-19 and mental health. |
| Chris Whitty | 28/04/2020 | Gresham College | Public lecture on Covid-19 |
| Chris Whitty | 29/04/2020 | Medical Royal College Presidents | Weekly briefing call on Covid-19 |
| Chris Whitty | 29/04/2020 | The Association of Directors of Public Health | Weekly briefing call on Covid-19 |
| Chris Whitty | 05/05/2020 | Medical Royal College Presidents | Weekly briefing call on Covid-19 |
| Chris Whitty | 06/05/2020 | UK Clinical Research Collaboration | Board meeting |
| Chris Whitty | 06/05/2020 | The Association of Directors of Public Health | Weekly briefing call on Covid-19 |
| Chris Whitty | 11/05/2020 | University of Manchester | To discuss Covid-19 in care homes. |
| Chris Whitty | 12/05/2020 | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | Catch-up meeting |
| Chris Whitty | 12/05/2020 | Medical Royal College Presidents | Weekly briefing call on Covid-19 |
| Chris Whitty | 13/05/2020 | The Association of Directors of Public Health | Weekly briefing call on Covid-19 |
| Chris Whitty | 15/05/2020 | Robert Koch Institute | Covid-19 update meeting |
| Chris Whitty | 20/05/2020 | The Association of Directors of Public Health | Weekly briefing call on Covid-19 |
| Chris Whitty | 22/05/2020 | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and University of Liverpool | To discuss Phase 1 studies. |
| Chris Whitty | 22/05/2020 | World Health Organisation | Board meeting |
| Chris Whitty | 22/05/2020 | National Institute for Health Research | Catch-up meeting |
| Chris Whitty | 27/05/2020 | The Association of Directors of Public Health | Weekly briefing call on Covid-19 |
| Chris Whitty | 27/05/2020 | School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine | Catch-up meeting |
| Chris Whitty | 29/05/2020 | Robert Koch Institute | Covid-19 update meeting |
| Chris Whitty | 29/05/2020 | Medical Royal College Presidents | Weekly briefing call on Covid-19 |
| Chris Whitty | 29/05/2020 | UK Research and Innovation | To discuss Covid-19 clinical trials |
| Chris Whitty | 02/06/2020 | The Alan Turing Institute | Lessons learned on Covid-19 |
| Chris Whitty | 03/06/2020 | The Association of Directors of Public Health | Weekly briefing call on Covid-19 |
| Chris Whitty | 04/06/2020 | Medical Royal College Presidents | Weekly briefing call on Covid-19 |
| Chris Whitty | 05/06/2020 | Nuffield Department of Population Health | To discuss the RECOVERY trial. |
| Chris Whitty | 04/06/2020 | National Institute of Health Research | To discuss next steps for the RECOVERY trial. |
| Chris Whitty | 08/06/2020 | University of Oxford and University of Edinburgh | To discuss Covid-19. |
| Chris Whitty | 09/06/2020 | Anthrologica UK | To discuss Anthrologica's work on Covid-19. |
| Chris Whitty | 11/06/2020 | UK Research and Innovation | To discuss clinical trials programme. |
| Chris Whitty | 11/06/2020 | Academy of Medical Sciences | Covid-19 winter planning workshop |
| Chris Whitty | 11/06/2020 | Medical Royal College Presidents | Weekly briefing call on Covid-19 |
| Chris Whitty | 12/06/2020 | The Association of Directors of Public Health | Weekly briefing call on Covid-19 |
| Chris Whitty | 12/06/2020 | Royal College of General Practioners | Catch-up meeting |
| Chris Whitty | 17/06/2020 | The Association of Directors of Public Health | Weekly briefing call on Covid-19 |
| Chris Whitty | 17/06/2020 | Academy of Medical Royal Colleges | Introductory meeting with incoming Chair of Academy of Medical Royal Colleges. |
| Chris Whitty | 18/06/2020 | The Alan Turing Institute | Lessons learned on Covid-19 |
| Chris Whitty | 19/06/2020 | University of Nottingham | Update on research at University of Nottingham |
| Chris Whitty | 22/06/2020 | World Health Organisation Executive Board | Ad-hoc meeting of Board Members |
| Chris Whitty | 22/06/2020 | Faculty of Public Health | Catch-up meeting |
| Chris Whitty | 24/06/2020 | The Association of Directors of Public Health | Weekly briefing call on Covid-19 |
| Chris Whitty | 25/06/2020 | World Health Organisation | Weekly global health leaders teleconference |
| Chris Whitty | 25/06/2020 | UK Research and Innovation | Introductory meeting with new CEO of UKRI. |
| Chris Whitty | 25/06/2020 | Medical Royal College Presidents | Weekly briefing call on Covid-19 |
| Chris Whitty | 26/06/2020 | World Health Organisation | Covid-19 update meeting |
| Chris Whitty | 26/06/2020 | Robert Koch Institute | Covid-19 update meeting |
| Chris Whitty | 29/06/2020 | Sightsavers | Catch-up ahead of Council Meeting |