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| Excess winter deaths and illness and the health risks associated with cold homes | | Corporate Author | NICE - National Institute for Health and Care Excellence |
| Publisher | NICE - National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, March 2015 |
| Pages | 58 pp (NICE guideline, 6) |
| Source | Download: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng6 |
| Keywords | Winter care ; Ill health ; Heating systems ; Fuel expenditure ; Housing [elderly] ; Improvement ; Standards of provision. |
| Annotation | The health problems associated with cold homes are experienced during `normal' winter temperatures, not just during extremely cold weather. Year-round action by many sectors is needed to combat these problems. This guideline makes recommendations on how to reduce the risk of death and ill health associated with living in a cold home. The aim is to help reduce preventable excess winter death rates; improve health and well-being among vulnerable groups (including older people with disabilities, or with cardiovascular, respiratory or mental health conditions); reduce pressure on health and social care service; reduce `fuel poverty' and the risk of fuel debt or being disconnected from gas and electricity supplies; and improve the energy efficiency of homes. Improving the temperature in homes, by improving energy efficiency, may also help reduce unnecessary fuel consumption. The guidelines also draw attention to the evidence and any gaps. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160122001 E |
| Classmark | IB: CH: YF: J6: KE: 5ST: 583 |
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