This photo was taken in 2020, when communities across London put up signs thanking NHS staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. Five years on, the NHS is facing a different kind of crisis and needs the same public support to get us all through it. Photo by John Cameron on Unsplash.
The UK is facing a growing health emergency as repeated heatwaves expose how poorly its healthcare system is prepared for a hotter climate. The National Health Service (NHS), already under severe pressure, is being forced to manage rising heat-related illness while hospitals, care homes and healthcare workers themselves struggle with dangerous indoor temperatures…
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