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Red heat health aler!!!

Sent on behalf of Children & Young Peoples Public Health

Red heat health alert from Wednesday 24 June

The UK Health Security Agency has issued a red heat health alert for the West Midlands. It is in place from Wednesday 24 June until Thursday 25 June.

Severe impacts are expected across health and social care services due to the high temperatures. Including:

  • increased risk to life across the whole population, with significant impacts on older people
  • significantly increased demand on all health and social care services
  • the heat affecting the ability of the workforce to deliver services
  • hot indoor environments making provision of care challenging and national critical infrastructure failures, such as generators and power outages
  • water-related incidents may increase, including risks from cold-water shock and drowning

Guidance to assist professionals in protecting vulnerable people from the health impacts of severe heat are set out in the Adverse Weather and Health Plan for England. 


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