Key eventsnowHeat health alerts now in place across whole of England20m agoAmber heat health alerts to kick in across England as parts of UK brace for fifth heatwaveHeat health alerts now in place across whole of EnglandAmber heat health alerts are now in effect across all regions of England, aside from the north east, which has been given a yellow alert, up until Friday morning. You can keep up to date with the latest weather health alerts here.As we mentioned in the opening post, amber heat health alerts come into force across most of England from 9am today and will last until 9am on Friday.As well as a rise in deaths and likely “significant” impacts across health and social care services, here are some of the other risks associated with the amber category, as outlined by the UK Health Security Agency:
internal temperatures in hospitals and care homes may exceed the recommended threshold for clinical risk assessment
the heat affecting the ability of the workforce to deliver services
indoor environments overheating increasing the risk to some vulnerable people
issues managing medicines
