The UK Health Security Agency has issued a Yellow Alert for the South East of England with temperatures expected to rise above 27 degrees in areas of the District.

The Alert is in place between Wednesday 18th June at 12pm and Sunday 22nd June at 6pm.

During this period, significant impacts are possible across the health and social care services due to the high temperatures, including:

• indoor environments overheating increasing the risk to vulnerable people living independently in community and care settings
• a rise in deaths, particularly among those aged 65 and over or with health conditions. There may also be impacts on younger age groups
• a likely increase in demand for health services
• internal temperatures in care settings (hospitals and care homes) may exceed the recommended threshold for clinical risk assessment
• the heat affecting the ability of the workforce to deliver services

For further information, please visit the following resources:

• UKHSA Heat Health Alerts Dashboard
• NHS – Heatwave: How to cope in hot weather
• Rother District Council – Extreme Weather Advice
• GovUK – Hot Weather and Health Guidance and Advice
• RNLI – Head to a lifeguarded beach as warm weather predicted
• RSPCA – Animal Welfare advice for Summer

Published: 17th June 2025