I have received the Alert below:
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH – COLD WEATHER ALERT
Overall Risk Score: AMBER (12)
Dear SWG Member,
AMBER Cold-Health Alert -has been issued for Yorkshire and The Humber and is in effect between 28/11/2023 at 18:00 and 05/12/2023 at 12:00.
General Overview - Significant impacts are probable across the health and social care sector due to forecast weather conditions, including: observed increase in mortality across the population, particularly in the 65+ age group or those with certain underlying health conditions, but impacts may also be seen in younger age groups.
Increased demand for remote health care services likely; internal temperatures in care settings (e.g. hospitals, care homes and primary care settings) may fall below recommended threshold for clinical risk assessment.
Maintaining indoor temperatures at the recommended 18°c may become challenging for some, leading to increased risk of vulnerable people.
There may be staffing issues due to external factors (e.g. travel delays); other sectors may start to observe impacts (e.g. transport and energy).
See the Leeds City Council Severe Weather Plan for Directorate / Service actions. Where applicable, consider your service Business Continuity plans / arrangements.
All organisations, but especially those providing health and social care should be aware of the advice and guidance set out in the Adverse Weather and Health Plan, as to the actions necessary before and during a Cold-Health Alert Period.
An update will be issued when the alert level changes in any region. Note that the details of the forecast weather are valid at the time of issue but may change over the period that an alert remains in force. These details will not be updated here unless the alert level also changes, the latest forecast details can be obtained at the following link: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/#?tab=map
Duty Emergency Planning Officer
Resilience & Emergencies Team (RET)
