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Yellow heat health alert issued for Midlands, South and East England, Yorkshire and Humber, and London

Regions affected include East and West Midlands, South East, South West, East of England, Yorkshire and Humber, and London. The alert will be in place from 12pm Wed 18 June to 6pm Sunday 22 June. For more information, see the Weather health alerts page.

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Yellow heat health alert issued for the East Midlands, South East, East Of England, and London

Regions affected include the East Midlands, South East, East Of England, and London. The alert will be in place from 9pm Thurs 12 June until 8am Sunday 15 June. For more information, please see the Weather health alerts page.

Heat-health alert for West Midlands

Last updated on Tuesday, 17 June 2025 at 08:39am

Yellow Heat-health alert has been issued

Alert is in effect from 18 June 2025 at 12:00pm to 22 June 2025 at 06:00pm

Type: Heat Health Alert
Alert
Risk Score: 10
Impact: Medium
Likelihood: Low
Start: 18 June 2025 at 12:00pm
End: 22 June 2025 at 06:00pm

Risk Description

Significant impacts are possible across the health and social care services due to the high temperatures, including:

a rise in deaths, particularly among those aged 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 the 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

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