Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to implement NICE guidance NG6 on reducing excess winter deaths and illness and the health risks associated with cold homes.
Public Health England (PHE) publishes resources to support those who wish to implement the recommendations within the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Guidelines NG6, including local authorities, the National Health Service and other frontline staff. These include the Cold Weather Plan for England, collated resources on the Homes for Health collection webpage, and guidance to support local authorities in identifying at risk individuals.
The Cold Weather Plan can be viewed at the following link:
More details on the Homes for Health can be found at the following link:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/housing-for-health
Further information on the guidance to support local authorities can be found at the following link: