AN NHS boss raised concerns about the resilience of the health service today in the face of the heatwave scorching Britain.
NHS Confederation chief executive Matthew Taylor said that “crumbling” buildings in the NHS estate were not adapted to the challenges of the heat wave.
“The NHS has more than 2,000 vacancies, it’s got an estate that is crumbling, so many are not the kind of buildings that have got the adaptability to these kinds of challenges,” he told Sky News.
Unions and climate activists pressure government to consider legislation for maximum working temperature
The recent heatwaves revealed how ill-prepared Britain remains for a hotter future – and how unequal the ability to cope with it has become, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT