The Society for Acute Medicine has produced the following guidance to support
clinicians working in acute services to:
- Work safely during hot weather conditions.
- Know who is at risk and adapt individual care plans to respond to hot weather.
- Be aware of medications that increase patient risk during hot weather.
- Know how to treat heat related illnesses including increased cardiovascular and
respiratory complications. - Be familiarised with the advice from public health to share with patients.
- Promote environmental and behavioural changes that could reduce the risk of hot
weather.