Collection

Cold weather and health: guidance and advice

This information helps to prevent the major avoidable effects of cold weather on health.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 15 October 2015
• Last updated: 11 September 2023 — See all updates

Guidance

• Cold weather and health: supporting vulnerable people
  • 11 September 2023
  • Guidance

Cold weather resources

• Keeping warm and well: staying safe in cold weather
  • 13 March 2024
  • Guidance
• Cold weather and health: action cards
  • 20 October 2023
  • Guidance

Other resources and guidance

Helping People Living in Cold Homes: an e-module on cold homes and health for frontline practitioners

• Adverse Weather and Health Plan
  • 16 December 2024
  • Guidance

Published 15 October 2015
Last updated 11 September 2023 + show all updates

1. 11 September 2023

   Updated collection.

2. 27 April 2023

   Updated to reflect publication of the Adverse Weather and Health Plan (AWHP).

3. 1 November 2022

   Updated Cold weather health risks slide set.

4. 20 October 2021

   Added latest slidesets.

5. 30 October 2020

   Added new section about COVID-19.

6. 16 December 2019

   Added link to e-module 'Helping people living in cold homes'.

7. 23 October 2019

   Added a training slideset on Excess Winter Deaths and the winter of 2017 to 2018 for the NHS and local authorities.

8. 16 January 2019

   Added 'Health risks of cold homes: data sources'.

9. 3 November 2016

   Added links to NICE guidelines and quality standards.

10. 15 October 2015

    First published.