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UK Nurses Call Hospital Heat 'Inhumane' Amid Fifth Heatwave
The Royal College of Nursing said wards and care homes are reaching more than 30 C, with staff collapsing from dehydration.
- Nurses are collapsing at work as they endure extreme heat in British hospital wards and care homes, with reported temperatures exceeding 30 deg C and environments deemed "not fit for humans."
- Describing conditions as "inhumane," Nicola Ranger, RCN general secretary, stated that hospitals and social care buildings are "utterly unprepared for extreme temperatures" as Britain faces record heat.
- Yvette Cooper, UK health secretary, said National Health Service staff are "doing a remarkable job," adding the NHS must plan for summer pressures "in the way we currently plan for winter pressures."
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham convened an emergency meeting of ministers to address pressure on emergency workers and farmers during Britain's fifth heat wave this year.
- With the Met Office forecasting temperatures of 38 deg C on Friday, Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, reported emergency services fielded a record 27,580 calls in July amid the heat.
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Hottest day of the year as temperatures soar to 38.1C
The Royal College of Nursing has warned that hospitals and care homes are getting so hot, they aren't just causing difficulties for patients, and even some of the nursing staff are passing out while on shift.
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- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
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