14th December
The cold weather plan for England (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1115873/2022-to-2023-cold-weather-plan-for-England.pdf) outlines how to protect the population from harm to health from cold weather. As a reminder those most vulnerable to cold are:
• older people (in particular those over 75 years old, otherwise frail and or socially isolated)
• people with pre-existing chronic medical conditions such as heart disease, stroke or TIA,
asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or diabetes
• people with mental ill-health that reduces individual’s ability to self-care (including dementia)
• pregnant women
• children under the age of 5
• people with learning difficulties
• people assessed as being at risk of, or having had, recurrent falls
• people who are housebound or otherwise low mobility
• people living in deprived circumstances
• people living in houses with mould
• people who are fuel poor
• homeless or people sleeping rough
• other marginalised or socially isolated individuals or groups
more information below