Beat the heat: hot weather advice
Information on how to stay safe in hot weather, including how to keep your home cool.
Applies to England
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These documents provide information on who is at greatest risk of ill health from the heat, how to recognise when health may be affected by heat, and what to do if you or someone else becomes unwell as a result of the heat.
Beat the heat resources are part of a wider collection of documents providing guidance on how to minimise the health effects of adverse weather and to build community resilience.
Updates to this page
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This guidance has been updated based on new evidence on peak times for temperature and UV.
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Added updated versions of easy reads, British Sign Language videos and updated translations of 'Keep cool at home checklist', 'Staying safe in hot weather' and 'Staying safe in hot weather - easy read'.
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Added pregnant women to those at higher risk.
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Added easy-read versions and translations of guidance and sign-language videos of 'Keep cool at home checklist', 'Stay safe in hot weather' and poster.
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First published.