NHS must prepare for annual summer heat pressures, says Yvette Cooper
UK Health Secretary Yvette Cooper has warned that the NHS must prepare for summer heatwaves with the same urgency as winter flu seasons. Rising global temperatures are causing infrastructure failures and increased demand on medical services.
Why it matters
Climate change is forcing a fundamental shift in how public health infrastructure is designed and managed to ensure service continuity.
Yvette Cooper says climate change requires ‘some immediate acute responses’ by health services in the UK. Yvette Cooper says climate change requires ‘some immediate acute responses’ by health services in the UK. NHS NHS must prepare for annual summer heat pressures, says Yvette Cooper Health secretary says global heating means UK hospitals and GPs will have to prepare for summer as well as winter peaks of demand
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Prefer the Guardian on Google The NHS has been warned to prepare for potential annual summer crises caused by extreme heat with the same pressures as winter, as heatwaves caused by the climate crisis become routine in the UK.
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