Guidance

Beat the heat: hot weather advice

Information on how to stay safe in hot weather, including how to keep your home cool.

From:
UK Health Security Agency
Published
10 May 2023
Last updated
13 March 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Beat the heat: staying safe in hot weather

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Beat the heat: staying safe in hot weather – easy read

Ref: UKHSA publications gateway number GOV-16177

PDF, 2.42 MB, 9 pages

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Beat the Heat: staying safe in hot weather – BSL video

Ref: UKHSA publications gateway number GOV-16177

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tVq12tOTBs&list=PLLDAq3SAWJh0shlcyH8DicHqnSuoAookx&index=5

Beat the heat: keep cool at home checklist

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Beat the heat: keep cool at home checklist – easy read

Ref: UKHSA publications gateway number GOV-16177

PDF, 1.75 MB, 7 pages

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Beat the heat: keep cool at home checklist – BSL video

Ref: UKHSA publications gateway number GOV-16177

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqRNPQRjCms&list=PLLDAq3SAWJh0shlcyH8DicHqnSuoAookx&index=6

Beat the heat: poster

PDF, 364 KB, 1 page

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Beat the Heat poster – BSL video

Ref: UKHSA publications number GOV-16177

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAghHKkSWB4&list=PLLDAq3SAWJh0shlcyH8DicHqnSuoAookx&index=2

Details

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.

Published 10 May 2023
Last updated 13 March 2024 + show all updates

  1. 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.

  2. First published.