Heat-health alert for London
Last updated on Wednesday, 13 August 2025 at 04:39pm
Yellow Heat-health alert has been issued
Alert is in effect from 13 August 2025 at 06:00pm to 18 August 2025 at 06:00pm- Type
- Heat Health Alert
- Alert
- Risk Score
- 9
- Impact
- Medium
- Likelihood
- Very low
- Start
- 13 August 2025 at 06:00pm
- End
- 18 August 2025 at 06:00pm
yellow alert
Risk Description
There is potential for significant impacts across health and social care services from high temperatures, including:
- a rise in deaths, particularly among those ages 65 and over or with health conditions. There may also be impacts on younger age groups
- a likely increase in demand for health services
- internal temperatures in care settings (hospitals and care homes) may exceed recommended threshold for clinical risk assessment
- the heat affecting the ability of the workforce to deliver services
- indoor environments overheating increasing the risk to vulnerable people living independently in community and care settings
Risk Matrix
