The Met Office has today issued a
YELLOW Heat Health Alert for the South East, starting at 10am tomorrow,
Wednesday 9 July until 10am on Tuesday 15 July.
Yellow alerts are issued when the level of heat is likely to impact those particularly vulnerable (such as the elderly with multiple health conditions and on multiple medications), who’re likely to struggle to cope.
This means, therefore, that minor impacts are probable across the health and social care sector, including:
· Increased use of healthcare services by the vulnerable population.
· Increased risk of mortality among vulnerable individuals.
· Increased potential for indoor environments to become very warm.
Below are some key resources you may find useful:
General Guidance for the General Public: Beat the heat: staying safe in hot weather - GOV.UK
General Guidance for professionals who regularly come into contact with vulnerable people in their job roles: Supporting vulnerable people - GOV.UK
Specific guidance for your setting or sector · Heat-Health Alert action card for the voluntary and community sector - GOV.UK · Heat-Health Alert action card for commissioners - GOV.UK · Heat-Health Alert action card for health and social care providers - GOV.UK