Kent County Council (KCC) is launching a new system to enable Kent residents experiencing financial hardship to quickly and easily find the support they need. ‘ReferKent’ is an online referral system bringing together organisations in Kent that help people affected by financial hardship, ensuring the right help, from the right organisation can be found with…
The heat health alert for Kent has been ramped up, leading to advice for vulnerable residents such as the elderly, the very young, and people with chronic or severe illness who could be at extra risk. The level three warning means high temperatures have been reached and the sustained hot weather could lead to an…
A hot weather warning has been announced, leading to advice by Kent’s public health experts to help vulnerable residents stay safe and well. The level two alert has been triggered by a Met Office forecast of a 60 per cent probability of heat health criteria being met between Tuesday 9 August and Friday 12 August.…
20 July 2022 The heat alert for Kent has now dropped to level 2 but some issues are still expected as a result of the extreme heat earlier this week and residents are urged to keep following common sense advice. With temperatures in the mid-to-high 20 degrees Celsius expected for the rest of this week…
The heat health alert has been ramped up to level 4 for the first time on record, with temperatures on Monday and Tuesday next week (18-19 July), potentially reaching as high as 40°C. The government’s Level 4 alert indicates that a severe heatwave could have impacts beyond health and social care with potential effects on…
The heat health alert for Kent has been ramped up, leading to advice for vulnerable residents such as the elderly, the very young, and people with chronic or severe illness who could be at extra risk. Temperatures are likely to continue to increase this week, with an Amber Warning for Extreme Heat from Sunday (17…
A hot weather warning has been announced, leading to advice by Kent’s public health experts to help vulnerable residents stay safe and well. The level three alert has been triggered by a Met Office forecast of a 90 per cent probability of severe heat or heatwave in Southeast England, including Kent, from Monday (11 July)…
The heat health alert for Kent has been ramped up, leading to advice for vulnerable residents such as the old, the very young, and people with chronic or severe illness who could be at extra risk. The level three warning means high temperatures have been reached and the sustained hot weather could lead to an…
A hot weather warning has been announced, leading to advice by Kent’s public health experts to help vulnerable residents stay safe and well. The level two alert has been triggered by a Met Office forecast of a 60% per cent probability of heat health criteria being met between Friday 17th June and Sunday 19th June.…