‌Three major risks have been identified as the most serious, and a Lincolnshire County Council meeting next week will discuss how prepared the NHS is for future emergencies. According to Lincolnshire Health Resilience Partnership (LHRP), here are the three biggest risks facing the health service:PandemicsWhile the threat of Covid-19 has receded, healthcare bodies are on the watch for other emerging infectious diseases that the population has little immunity to. However Rebecca Neno, the ICB’s deputy director for system delivery, said last year that Lincolnshire would be more prepared for the next one. ‌Hospitals have previously been hit by ransomware attacks in the past, in which hackers demand payments in order to unlock infected computers. ‌The Lincolnshire Resilience Forum highlights the threat from organised groups such as “extreme Islamist terrorists or extreme right-wing terrorists”, as well as lone actors.

Source: Daily Mirror February 19, 2026 14:21 UTC