Cold-health alert for North East

Last updated on Thursday, 9 January 2025 at 10:31am

Amber Cold-health alert has been issued

Alert is in effect from 9 January 2025 at 12:00pm to 14 January 2025 at 09:00am

Forecast weather is expected to have 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)