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Heatwave: supporting vulnerable people before and during a heatwave - advice for care home managers and staff

This factsheet has been updated with the latest information from an English evaluation of previous heatwaves and from the World Health Organizations EuroHEAT study. It is part of a national programme to reduce the health risks by advising people what to do in the event of a heatwave, before it happens.

You should be reading this if you work in or manage a care home, where people are especially at risk during a heatwave. You are strongly urged to make the preparations in this factsheet before a heatwave is forecast. The effects of heat occur rapidly, and to be effective, preparatory action has to be taken before the beginning of June.

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