Health secretary Yvette Cooper has warned that the NHS must prepare for annual summer heat crises with the same urgency as winter flu seasons. With England facing a record number of heatwave-related deaths this year, global heating is creating routine extreme weather pressures. Cooper noted that A&E departments are experiencing demands typically seen in winter. Consequently, the government intends to utilise major investment in NHS infrastructure to improve the health service's resilience against high temperatures.
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