Mission command: applying principles of military leadership to the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) crisis

Abstract

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), (COVID-19) presents a challenge to UK society and its health system unprecedented in peace time.[1 2][1] Naturally, many have reached for wartime metaphors to capture the pandemic’s impact and the demand for resilience, community and