Research and analysis
Health emergency planning
These 8 rapid evidence summaries identified and summarised evidence on the key health topics in the event of a national power outage.
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Details
These rapid evidence summaries were undertaken in summer 2023 to identify and summarise evidence to help inform public health advice in the event of a national power outage.
The summaries cover 8 review questions within 3 key health topics:
- water and sanitation
- food and nutrition
- keeping warm or cool in extreme weather
Updates to this page
Published 16 December 2025