Issued at 9:16am on Wednesday 13 December 2017 There is a 90 percent probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow at times between 9.00am on Wednesday 13 December and 3.00pm on Sunday 17 December in parts of England. Cold weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find […]

As temperatures reach below freezing, NHS England is today advising the public on ways of staying well this winter, as the number of people being admitted to A&E is likely to increase significantly due to the cold weather. NHS England warned that heart attacks increase almost immediately after a cold snap and that accounts for […]

Issued at 8.50am on Monday 11 December 2017 There is a 90 percent probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 9am on Monday 11 December and 9am on Thursday 14 December in parts of England. Cold weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out more […]

Issued at 8:25am on Thursday 7 December 2017 There is a 90 per cent probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 8.00am on Thursday 7 December and 6.00am on Wednesday 13 December in parts of England. Cold weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out […]

Issued at 8:29am on Wednesday 6 December 2017 There is a 90 per cent probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 9.00am on Thursday 7 December and 8.00am on Tuesday 12 December in parts of England. Cold weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out […]

Issued at 9:03am on Monday 4 December 2017 There is an 70 per cent probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 8.00am on Thursday 7 December and 8.00am on Sunday 10 December parts of England. Cold weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out more about […]

Issued at 9.00am Saturday 2 December 2017 Temperatures or weather conditions are not expected to exceed Cold Weather Alert threshold criteria in any region from 9.00am Saturday 2 December 2017 until further notice. Cold weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out more about staying well this […]

Issued at: 8:40am on Monday 27 November 2017 There is a 90% probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions between 9am on Wednesday 29 November and 9am on Saturday 2 December in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Please refer to the national […]

With less than a month until Christmas, the NHS today appealed to parents to take up the free flu vaccination for children to curb infection over the holiday season when family get-togethers spread the infection, putting grandparents and other vulnerable relatives at risk. Health officials say that without the flu vaccination children are more likely […]

Issued at 8:46am on Monday 27 November 2017 There is an 80 per cent probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions between 9.00am on Monday 27 November and 9.00am on Saturday 2 December in parts of England. Cold weather could increase the health risks to vulnerable patients and disrupt the delivery of services. Find out more about […]