Mark Harber says the need for health care rises as a result of severe temperatures, so investment in infrastructure and availability is no longer optional
Higher temperatures have become more frequent in climate change, and our patients pay the price (‘Deep anxiety’ while scientists say excessive heat ‘now the behavior’ in the UK, 14 July). Increased, doctors saw many patients that health was affected by extreme heat. During the summer heat periods of 2022, there were 3,271 excess deaths in England and Wales, and last month Heatwave were hundreds of lives.
The need for health care rises as a result of severe temperatures. It is not just the health of people who are at risk, but our ability to take care of patients. About 90% of England hospitals are only at risk, which is harder to keep services safely. We need to be serious about tailoring NHS to cope with changing conditions.
