This event will be a webinar, covering the impact of heat on health specifically for the rough sleeping population. The webinar will cover why heat matters for those experiencing rough sleeping, recognising signs, symptoms and taking action, and top tips on how to respond. Speakers include experts from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), Professor Al Story from the Find and Treat team and Chantelle Gardner from Thames Reach.

This webinar is aimed at outreach teams and frontline staff, day centre staff, hostel providers and local authority rough sleeping managers and leads.

Please join the webinar using this Teams link.

Alternatively, please use the following Teams details - Meeting ID: 367 651 852 326 and Passcode: NoCZuu

Agenda (subject to updates)

Chair: Emma de Zoete (Greater London Authority)

1. Introduction

2. Presentation: ‘Heat and why it matters to health’ - Catherine Pollard and Anita Roche, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

3. Presentation: ‘Recognising signs, symptoms and taking action’ - Prof Al Story, UCLH Find&Treat Service

4. Presentation: ‘Top tips’ to cover operations - Chantelle Gardner, Thames Reach

5. Question & Answer session.

This event is delivered jointly by Greater London Authority, London Councils and Transformation Partners in Health and Care (TPHC).