Heat-Health Watch launches next week

This year’s Heat-Health Watch system covering England and Wales is due to commence on Wednesday, 1 June and run until 15 September.

The service is run by the Met Office in conjunction with the Department of Health to alert people to the health problems associated with high temperatures during the summer months.
From June 1, please follow a link from this home page to obtain up to date  Heat-Health information.

  More details are available at www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/heathealth/index.html

The DH has published the following information please click on the hyperlinks below:

·        Heatwave Plan (2011)

·        Heatwave: looking after yourself and others during hot weather (2010)

·        Heatwave: supporting vulnerable people before and during a heatwave - advice for health and social care  

         professionals (2010)

·        Heatwave: supporting vulnerable people before and during a heatwave - advice for care home managers (2010)