Yellow heat-health alert issued for Andover as Met Office forecasts 30C heat (Image: Newsquset)
A yellow heat-health alert has been issued for Andover ahead of a stint of hot weather.
The UK Health Security Agency alert, in place across the South East, starts at 5pm on Thursday, July 18, and will be in place until Saturday, July 20.
This comes as the Met Office forecasts highs of 30C and blazing sunshine for town on Friday, July 19. It is due to cool down on Saturday with temperatures of 24C forecast.
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The UK Health Security Agency warns that significant impacts are possible across the health and social care sector due to the high temperatures, including:
- Increased demand for remote healthcare services likely.
- Internal temperatures in care settings (hospitals and care homes) may exceed recommended threshold for clinical risk assessment.
- Impact on ability of services to be delivered due to heat effects on workforce possible and many indoor environments likely to be overheating, leading to increased risk to vulnerable people living independently in the community as well as in care settings.
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