Health Services: Weather
Commons · Question 4251 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 5 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Rachael Maskell
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve the resilience of the NHS to (a) heatwaves, (b) flooding and (c) other climate-related risks.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 5 Jun 2026
Climate change poses a growing risk to population health and to the National Health Service’s ability to deliver services, including through heatwaves, flooding, and other adverse weather events. Following the publication of the 2025 Health and Climate Ad...