🚨 Heatwaves: Life threatening emergencies peak as NHS cancels 1000 operations

Last updated: 15/09/2026 11:52

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Four NHS ambulance trusts in England recorded their highest ever number of life threatening emergencies during this summer’s heatwaves, new figures have shown.The London, South East Coast, South Central, and North East ambulance trusts all reported daily records for responding to life threatening emergencies, defined as category 1 calls, from 23 to 27 June, data obtained by the specialist climate website Carbon Brief show.1Separate figures obtained by the publication through a freedom of information (FOI) request show that more than…

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ByProf. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD

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MD, MPH, PhD. Editor-in-Chief, Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ). Professor and Head, School of Public Health, David Tvildiani Medical University (DTMU), Tbilisi, Georgia. Chair, Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG). President, Accréditation Sans Frontières (ASF), Paris. Secretary/Treasurer, UEMS Section of Public Health. WHO Consultant, Health and Migration, Geneva. Former Member, UN Secretary-General's Independent Accountability Panel for Every Woman, Every Child, Every Adolescent (IAP-EWEC, 2016–2021). ORCID: 0000-0001-7609-4515.

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