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UK heatwaves push NHS staff and patients to limits

A Doctors’ Association UK survey says extreme heat is making NHS care unsafe and difficult.
WHO: Doctors’ Association UK
WHAT: Survey reports extreme heatwaves harming NHS staff and patients, including unsafe conditions and heat fatigue.
WHEN: Reported Aug 16, 2026 at 11:52 PM ET
WHERE: United Kingdom
WHY: Extreme heatwaves are causing patients to be too sweaty for IV drips, medication to degrade, and staff to collapse from heat fatigue.

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