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This page advises those working with children on how to reduce the risks of hot weather to the health of people they provide care for. This is part of the guidance for the hazard: heat.
This is an urgent public health message to health and care providers and professionals regarding the risk of heat stress when using PPE.
Information on how to stay safe in hot weather, including how to keep your home cool.
Who this guidance is for This guidance provides advice for everyone on how…
This checklist will help you to identify if a home may be at risk of…
Information for professionals who regularly come into contact with vulnerable people in their job roles.
The Heat-Health Alerting system is part of the Weather-Health Alerting system, which is operated by UKHSA in partnership with the Met Office. This is part of the alerts and warnings section of the hazard: heat.
This guidance provides advice for everyone on how to stay safe during hot weather, including how to keep your home cool.
Immunisation information for health professionals and immunisation practitioners.
The Adverse Weather and Health Plan aims to protect individuals and communities from the health effects of adverse weather and to build community resilience.
This page advises social care managers on how to reduce the risks of hot weather to the health of people they provide care for.
One-page summary for health professionals and immunisation practitioners giving vaccinations.
This Heat-Health Alert action card summarises the suggested actions that providers of health or social care should consider at each Heat-Health Alert level.
Notifiable diseases in humans that medical practitioners must report and how to report them.
The alerting system provides an early warning when adverse temperatures are likely to impact on the health and wellbeing of the population.
Registered medical practitioners: report cases of suspected notifiable infectious diseases or manage an existing notification.
Information for health professionals on childhood immunisations.
This page advises healthcare professionals working within the community, care homes or hospital environments on how to reduce the risks of hot weather to the health of people they provide care for.
A practical guide for staff on managing cases of infectious diseases in children and young people's settings, including education.
The Adverse Weather and Health Plan (AWHP) aims to protect individuals and communities from the health effects of adverse weather and to build community resilience.
These heat-specific insights and actions are tailored for health and social care providers and have been derived from the Weather-Health Alerting system. This is part of the alerts and warnings section of the hazard: heat.
Health advice for those planning events and mass gatherings during periods of hot weather in England.
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