Heatwave Crisis: NHS Under Strain as Record Temperatures Send Millions to A&E

The UK's fifth heatwave of the summer has pushed the NHS to breaking point, with NHS England figures revealing a record 2.5 million people attended A&E in July alone—driven in part by two intense heatwaves that caused an estimated 2,877 deaths in May and June. Doctors are seeing a dramatic rise in heat-related injuries, particularly among the elderly. "The big thing A&E doctors are seeing during extreme heat now is falls in the elderly," says Dr Adrian Boyle, an A&E...