Heat-health alert for West Midlands
Last updated on Friday, 22 May 2026 at 09:57am
Amber Heat-health alert has been issued
Alert is in effect from 22 May 2026 at 02:00pm to 27 May 2026 at 05:00pm- Type
- Heat Health Alert
- Alert
- Risk Score
- 12
- Impact
- Medium
- Likelihood
- Medium
- Start
- 22 May 2026 at 02:00pm
- End
- 27 May 2026 at 05:00pm
amber alert
Risk Description
Significant impacts are likely across health and social care services due to the 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
- likely increased demand on all health and social care 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
- issues managing medicines
- staffing issues due to external factors (for example, affecting transport)
- increased demand for power exceeding capacity
- other sectors starting to observe impacts (for example, travel delays)
Risk Matrix
