The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Centre for Climate and Health Security published the Adverse Weather and Health Plan 2026 to 2027 on GOV.UK on 25 March 2026, according to the page's update history1. The plan applies to England1.
The Adverse Weather and Health Plan (AWHP) "aims to protect individuals and communities from the health effects of adverse weather and to build community resilience", the page states1. It brings together and builds on the previous Heatwave Plan for England and the Cold Weather Plan for England1. The plan is underpinned by supporting evidence, guidance and support materials, and the Weather-Health Alerts for heat and cold, which were developed in partnership with the Met Office1. A joint statement on the plan was developed with the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England, the Met Office and the Local Government Association, and is available on the NHS England website1.
The 2026 to 2027 plan is published as an 82-page PDF (reference GOV-20651, 1.45 MB)1. The page also lists an easy read version (21 pages, reference GOV-16177), the annual report for 2024 to 2025 (42 pages, reference GOV-19904) and a supporting evidence document (83 pages, reference GOV-16013)1. UKHSA gives an email address, publications@ukhsa.gov.uk, for requests for accessible formats of the easy read and supporting evidence files1.
The page's update history records that the 2023 to 2024 plan was removed on 12 December 2025 because it had been superseded by the 2024 to 2025 report, and that the annual report for 2024 to 2025 was added on 11 December 20251. A further update on 22 April 2026 fixed a link to the user guide1. The page was first published on 27 April 20231.
"The Adverse Weather and Health Plan aims to protect individuals and communities from the health effects of adverse weather and to build community resilience."
Why it matters for households
The plan covers England and sets out how public sector bodies, the voluntary sector, health and social care organisations and local communities work together on planning and response during adverse weather1. For households, the practical link is the Weather-Health Alerts for heat and cold, run with the Met Office, which the plan underpins1. The page does not set out new advice for individual households in the 2026 to 2027 edition, and no changes to the alert system are described in the update history beyond the publication of the plan itself1. The plan's stated purpose of building community resilience sits alongside the wider arrangements for UK emergency preparedness described in the UK preparedness hub.
What happens next
No next steps are given on the page beyond the publication of the 2026 to 2027 plan and the 22 April 2026 link fix1. The page does not state a date for the next annual report or for any further revision1.
