The Met Office and UKHSA have issued a Yellow Cold Health Alert for the South East, starting at 6pm today (Friday 17 January) until 9am next Tuesday, 21 January.

Yellow alerts are issued when cold temperatures are likely to have minor impacts on health and social care services, including increased use of healthcare services by vulnerable people and greater risk to life to vulnerable people.

Below are some key resources you may find useful:     

 General Guidance     

• Keeping warm and well: staying safe in cold weather - GOV.UK

• Cold weather and health: supporting vulnerable people - GOV.UK

Specific guidance for your setting or sector 

Commissioners:

• Cold-Health Alert action card for commissioners - GOV.UK

• Cold-Health Alert summary action card for commissioners

Voluntary and Community Sector:

• Cold-Health Alert action card for the voluntary and community sector - GOV.UK

• Cold-Health Alert summary action card for voluntary and community sector

   

Health and Social Care Providers:

• Cold-Health Alert action card for health and social care providers - GOV.UK

• Cold-Health Alert summary action card for providers: care homes

• Cold-Health Alert Summary action card: people in their homes