Most of us welcome hot weather, but when it’s too hot, there are health risks. Click here for guidance on how to cope in hot weather. Information on heat exhaustion and heatstroke is available here.
From 1 September 2024, those who turn 75 and those age 75 to 79 will be eligible for a free one-off vaccine to protect them from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
One in four deaths in the UK are due to heart and other circulatory diseases. High blood pressure is an important risk factor. Mostly it causes no symptoms at all which is why some people call it ‘the silent killer’.
