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admissions and deaths. it is very important therefore that we all know what we can do to protect ourselves from these effects of high temperatures, and that is why we work closely with the met office to issue heat health alerts. the alerts are intended to inform the public but also health and social care so that we are all prepared and able to take action to make sure that we remain safe while enjoying the nice weather. in terms of how we remain safe, what are the precautions we should be taking? there are people as you mention who are most vulnerable to the health effects from high temperatures. those include people who are older or very young, but also people with heart and lung conditions. so they should be particularly aware and make sure they remain cool and
parts of the country are predicted to be hotter than ibiza and tenerife over the weekend as a plume of warm air moves in from the south. there will likely be some impacts across the health and social care sector, with over 65s and those with pre existing health conditions most at risk. professor isabel oliver from the uk health security agency spoke earlier about why people should pay attention to heat warnings. we can expect over the next few hours a rapid increase in temperatures, including high temperatures overnight. we know that in these kind of conditions we can expect an increase in hospital admissions and deaths. it is very important, therefore, that we all know what we can do to protect ourselves from these effects of high temperatures and that is why we work closely with the met office to issue heat health alerts.