Category: Risk_Update

UKHSA: No current alert

Environment Agency Flood Alert: None

There are currently no health alerts or other expected risks to our community.

Whilst we have identified no community-wide risks, we advise residents to remain vigilant and mindful to protect themselves, their neighbours and our wider community. We should be aware of risks to individual households, such as scams, cybercrime and theft. Always stay aware, and use this opportunity to prepare ourselves for any potential problems.

Use the guidance on our website to protect yourselves and prepare for future risks.

The yellow heat health alert is in effect from10AM on 15/08/2026 until 9AM on 18/08/2026 across the South East. The yellow alert has a matrix score of 7. This means:

Minor impacts are likely across health and social care services, including:

• increased use of healthcare services by vulnerable people
• greater risk to life of vulnerable people
• increased potential for indoor environments to become very warm
• water-related incidents may increase, including risks from cold-water shock and drowning

You can see all the weather health alerts currently in place across England on the UKHSA data dashboard.

☀️ Read our Extreme Summer Weather Guide

The yellow heat health alert is in effect from 9AM on 08/08/2026 until 9PM on 11/08/2026 across the South East. The yellow alert has a matrix score of 10. This means:

Significant impacts are possible across health and social care services due to the high temperatures, including:

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
indoor environments overheating increasing the risk to vulnerable people living independently in community and care settings
water-related incidents may increase, including risks from cold-water shock and drowning

For more information on coping with extreme summer heat, click Here

There are currently no health alerts or other expected risks to our community.

Whilst we have identified no community-wide risks, we advise residents to remain vigilant and mindful to protect themselves, their neighbours and our wider community. We should be aware of risks to individual households, such as scams, cybercrime and theft. Always stay aware, and use this opportunity to prepare ourselves for any potential problems.

Use the guidance on our website to protect yourselves.

There are currently no health alerts or other expected risks to our community.

Whilst we have identified no community-wide risks, we advise residents to remain vigilant and mindful to protect themselves, their neighbours and our wider community. We should be aware of risks to individual households, such as scams, cybercrime and theft. Always stay aware, and use this opportunity to prepare ourselves for any potential problems.

Use the guidance on our website to protect yourselves.

There are currently no alerts or other expected risks to our community.

Whilst we have identified no community-wide risks, we advise residents to remain vigilant and mindful to protect themselves, their neighbours and our wider community. We should be aware of risks to individual households, such as scams, cybercrime and theft. Always stay aware, and use this opportunity to prepare ourselves for any potential problems.

Use the guidance on our website to protect yourselves.