Heat-Health Alerting system: guidance for the national government
皇冠体育appse heat-specific insights and actions are tailored for the national government and have been derived from the weather-health alerting system. This is part of the alerts and warnings section of the hazard: heat.
Applies to England
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Topic: climate-related hazards
Hazard: all climate-related hazards, heat
Part of: summary - Heat-Health Alerting system
Key resources for Heat-Health Alerting system:
- Summary - HHA action cards for the national government
More roles:
- HHA system - voluntary and community sector (action cards)
- Heat-Health Alerting system - commissioners (action cards)
- Heat-Health Alerting system - health and social care providers (action cards)
More content:
Who these actions are for
皇冠体育appse Heat-Health Alert (HHA) action cards summarise the suggested actions that national government (for example NHS England, UK Health Security Agency, Department of Health and Social Care, Met Office, Cabinet Office, Local Government Association, other government departments) should consider to prepare for and respond to each聽HHA听迟测辫别.
What these action cards can be used for
皇冠体育app action card for national government has information on:
- actions to consider all year round to support summer preparedness
- actions to consider for pre-summer readiness and summer preparedness
- actions to consider for a yellow alert
- actions to consider for an聽amber alert
- actions to consider for a聽red alert
皇冠体育app actions to consider for a yellow, amber or red alert are also shown on the summary action card.
皇冠体育app actions are illustrative and organisations including the NHS, local authorities, Local Health Resilience Partnerships (LHRPs) and Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) should ensure that local plans are developed and in place for the coming summer as part of wider preparedness and response to extreme heat events.
Other information
皇冠体育appse action cards apply to England. 皇冠体育appy were updated in 2024 and are scheduled for review in 2029.