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Health · 6 August 2026
Health Secretary Yvette Cooper said the NHS must prepare for summer heat pressures the same way it plans for winter. She said hospitals saw a rise in heat linked patients this summer at a scale normally seen only in winter. Government figures estimate 2,700 excess deaths in England and Wales during the May and June heatwaves, when temperatures reached 37C.
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