United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 38718
Surgery: Temperature
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18 July 2022
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25 July 2022 · Answer
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25 July 2022
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has advised for elective procedures to be halted over periods of extreme heat to ensure that there is sufficient bed capacity for people who are medically unwell as a result of the heat.
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18 July 2022
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has advised for elective procedures to be halted over periods of extreme heat to ensure that there is sufficient bed capacity for people who are medically unwell as a result of the heat.
Source: Commons
25 July 2022
Answer
No such advice has been given. NHS England works with local National Health Service organisations to plan and prioritise resources to meet the needs of patients.The updated ‘Heatwave Plan for England’ aims to prepare, alert and protect people from the pre...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-07-18/38718
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1490126
- uk · wq-1490126 · source updated 25 July 2022