Heat-Health Alerting system: guidance for the national government
These heat-specific insights and actions are tailored for the national government and have been derived from the weather-health alerting system. This is part of the alerts and warnings section of the hazard: heat.
Applies to England
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Topic: climate-related hazards
Hazard: all climate-related hazards, heat
Part of: summary - Heat-Health Alerting system
Key resources for Heat-Health Alerting system:
- Summary - HHA action cards for the national government
More roles:
- HHA system - voluntary and community sector (action cards)
- Heat-Health Alerting system - commissioners (action cards)
- Heat-Health Alerting system - health and social care providers (action cards)
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Who these actions are for
These Heat-Health Alert (HHA) action cards summarise the suggested actions that national government (for example NHS England, UK Health Security Agency, Department of Health and Social Care, Met Office, Cabinet Office, Local Government Association, other government departments) should consider to prepare for and respond to each HHA type.
What these action cards can be used for
The action card for national government has information on:
- actions to consider all year round to support summer preparedness
- actions to consider for pre-summer readiness and summer preparedness
- actions to consider for a yellow alert
- actions to consider for an amber alert
- actions to consider for a red alert
The actions to consider for a yellow, amber or red alert are also shown on the summary action card.
The actions are illustrative and organisations including the NHS, local authorities, Local Health Resilience Partnerships (LHRPs) and Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) should ensure that local plans are developed and in place for the coming summer as part of wider preparedness and response to extreme heat events.
Other information
These action cards apply to England. They were updated in 2024 and are scheduled for review in 2029.