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Daniel Keane

More than 260 ‘overheating incidents’ in London NHS hospitals amid climate change fears

London hospitals recorded more than 260 “overheating incidents” over 12 months amid rising temperatures, a report has found, as a senior doctor warned of the “dangerous” consequences of climate change on the NHS.

Analysis by not-for-profit Round Our Way found that a total of 269 “overheating incidents” occurred in the year up to March 2022 in the capital.

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