Guidance and regulation

The Adverse Weather and Health Plan aims to protect individuals and communities from the health effects of adverse weather and to build community resilience.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 27 March 2024

Roles and responsibilities of key agencies and the agreed procedures during local and national outbreak investigations.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 21 December 2023

• Communicable disease outbreak management: operational guidance

  Introduction There have been significant organisational changes to the…

The alerting system provides an early warning when adverse temperatures are likely to impact on the health and wellbeing of the population.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 1 June 2023

National Patient Safety Alerts (NatPSAs) are official notices giving instructions to NHS bodies on how to prevent risks which might cause serious harm or death.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 7 December 2023

UKHSA's role as National Focal Point for communication of public health events to the WHO under the International Health Regulations (2005).

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 27 February 2024

This information aims to assist professionals in protecting vulnerable people from the health impacts of cold weather in England.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 11 September 2023

Heat-Health Alert (HHA) action cards summarise suggested actions to be taken by different professional bodies and organisations in the event of extreme heat.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 21 March 2024

This information aims to assist professionals in protecting vulnerable people from the health impacts of severe heat in England.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 21 March 2024

Evidence-based recommendations to protect first responders from exposure to fentanyl.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 23 August 2018

Information on how to stay safe in hot weather, including how to keep your home cool.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 13 March 2024

NAIR provides assistance to the police and other emergency services where no radiation expert is otherwise available.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 9 April 2021

Information on the potential health impacts of drought in England and the measures that people can take to stay healthy during these events.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 13 March 2024

Designed to help manage the recovery phase of a chemical incident where contamination has affected food production systems, inhabited areas and water environments.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 1 September 2020

This handbook (NRPB-W7) is a technical guide for radiation specialists participating in NAIR.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 1 May 2002

Health advice for those planning events and mass gatherings during periods of hot weather in England.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Updated: 10 May 2023

This document is designed to aid decisions in managing the recovery phase of a biological incident.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 27 November 2015

This document (Documents of the NRPB volume 1 number 4) includes emergency reference levels and information on radon in Devon and Cornwall.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 13 July 2012

Public Health England (PHE) surveillance report summaries.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 28 February 2014

Guidance on how to recover from a chemical, biological or radiation (CBRN) incident, including HazMat.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 30 March 2016

This publication (Documents of the NRPB volume 16 number 1) contains a framework for protection of personnel in a radiation accident.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 20 January 2005