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Advice on staying well in cold weather, covering issues such as financial help, healthy lifestyle, flu vaccinations and heating.
This guidance is for healthcare professionals working in community, care home or hospital environments, including those working in managerial and in patient-facing roles.
This guidance provides advice for everyone on how to stay safe during hot weather, including how to keep your home cool.
This Cold-Health Alert (CHA) action card details the suggested actions that providers of health or social care should consider to prepare for and respond to each type of CHA.
This guidance has been produced in collaboration with the Department for Education (DfE) for those who work in, or manage, schools or early years settings.
As colder weather arrives, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) are urging the public to be aware of fire risks linked to emollient skin creams.
This guidance is for managers working in the social care sector on how to reduce the risks of cold weather to the health and wellbeing of care recipients.
This guidance is for those providing services and support to people sleeping rough, including local authority teams and non-governmental organisations such as those providing temporary accommodation or street-based support.
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