Policy paper

Cold Weather Plan for England 2012 published

The Cold Weather Plan aims to prepare for the effects of winter weather on people's health.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 26 October 2012

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This publication was withdrawn on 21 October 2014

See the current cold weather plan.

Documents

Cold Weather Plan for England 2012

PDF, 603 KB, 42 pages

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Cold Weather Plan for England 2012 %96 large print

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Cold Weather Plan for England 2012 – easy read

PDF, 2.59 MB, 42 pages

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Supporting the Case

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Equality Analysis

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Action Card for Health, Social Care and Local Authorities: Commissioners

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Action Card for Health, Social Care and Local Authorities: Providers

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Details

It provides advice for individuals, communities and agencies on how to prepare for and respond to severe cold weather. And it is supported by a Met Office cold weather alert service that starts on 1 November and runs until the end of March 2013.

The plan is part of a  wider suite of measures that the Department of Health, NHS, Health Protection Agency and the Met Office are taking to protect individuals and communities from the effects of severe winter weather.

Read the letter from the Chief Medical Officer, Director of Nursing, Director General, Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships, and the Deputy NHS Chief Executive announcing the launch of this year’s Cold Weather Plan.

Published 26 October 2012