Heating homes to the right temperature is key to staying warm
DOCTORS have advised vulnerable patients to keep warm while the cold weather persists.
The warning comes ahead of one of the coldest weeks of the winter season to date.
Typically, the cold always brings a heightened incidents of heart attacks and strokes.
Patients who are elderly, frail, or have pre-existing conditions have been asked to keep warm, both indoors and outdoors.
They should heat their homes to at least 18°C.
Dr Preeti Shukla, clinical lead at Blackburn with Darwen Clinical Commissioning Group, said: “It’s therefore important that anyone who is more vulnerable should try and stay warm to minimise the impact of the cold weather.”
For more information, visit https://www.nhs.uk/staywell.
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