Yellow cold health alert issued for 7 regions of England

• UKHSA has issued yellow Cold-Health Alerts across 7 English regions (all except South East and London), indicating increased risk from cold-related illness in these areas
• Yellow alerts signify a potential increase in demand for health and social care services; clinicians should expect elevated presentations of cold-related conditions
• Practices in affected regions should implement cold-weather protocols and consider proactive outreach to vulnerable patients at higher risk of cold-related morbidity and mortality

UKHSA has issued a yellow Cold-Health Alert (CHA) for all regions of England, except the South East and London.

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