World Health Organization (WHO), World Meteorological Organization (WMO), 2018

As part of a climate change risk assessment, Public Health England took the initiative to analyse the impact of cold winters and warm summers on the number of ambulance call-outs and ambulance response times in London. This study is the first of its kind in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Initial findings show that there is a clear relationship between air temperature and emergency ambulance calls.

Published In: WHO/WMO. (2018) Climate Services forHealth: Improving public health decision-making in a new climate. Eds.J.Shumake-Guillemot and L.Fernandez-Montoya. Geneva.