Health Services: Temperature
Commons · Question 14131 · Tabled 29 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Ayoub Khan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the annual cost to the NHS of illnesses attributable to extreme heat.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 20 Jul 2026
A cross-Government collaboration, which includes the National Health Service and the Department, produces an annual Adverse Weather and Health Plan that incorporates heatwave preparedness measures. Services are expected to be prepared for periods of hot w...