INFORMATION - AMBER Heat-Health Alert

An AMBER Heat-Health Alert has been issued for the South West 9AM on 11/08/2026 until 9PM on 14/08/2026. (No Met Office weather alerts/warnings are currently in place for this period.)

Below are links to the Heat-Health Alert (HHA) action cards and guidance documents produced by UKHSA summarising suggested actions to be taken by different professional bodies and organisations in the event of extreme heat. Please ensure that your service delivery partners are aware of these action cards.

• Heat-Health Alert summary action card for the voluntary and community sector

• Heat-Health Alert summary action card for commissioners

• Heat-Health Alert summary action card for services delivering care to people in their homes

• Heat-Health Alert summary action card for hospitals and healthcare in the community

• Heat-Health Alert summary action card for care homes and other adult social care residential settings

• Guidance for supporting vulnerable people – children, homeless, social care and healthcare settings

Please see the attached email, share with your service areas, consider the impacts on your Business Continuity and implement any relevant actions within your own service plans and as per your allocated roles in the NSC Severe Summer Weather Response Plan.

The EMU will continue to monitor all alerts and warnings received and will cascade updates and changes to the forecast.

At this stage we will not be activating the NSC Severe Weather Co-ordination Group, however, please raise any Business Continuity issues to the EMU (emu@n-somerset.gov.uk) to allow us to consider activating the Severe Weather Co-ordination Group if required.