Cold-health alert for East Midlands
Last updated on Friday, 2 January 2026 at 09:52am
Amber Cold-health alert has been issued
Alert is in effect from 2 January 2026 at 08:00pm to 9 January 2026 at 10:00am- Type
- Cold Health Alert
- Alert
- Risk Score
- 12
- Impact
- Medium
- Likelihood
- Medium
- Start
- 2 January 2026 at 08:00pm
- End
- 9 January 2026 at 10:00am
amber alert
Risk Description
Forecast weather is likely to cause significant impacts across health and social care services, including:
- a rise in deaths, particularly among those aged 65 and over or with health conditions. We may also see impacts on younger age groups
- a likely increase in demand for health services
- temperatures inside places like hospitals, care homes, and clinics dropping below the levels recommended for assessing health risks
- challenges keeping indoor temperatures at the recommended 18°C leading to more risk to vulnerable people
- staffing issues due to external factors (such as travel delays)
- other sectors starting to observe impacts (such as transport and energy)
Risk Matrix
