Abstract:
Climate change poses a severe and escalating threat to human health, yet its broader implications for health-care systems remain poorly understood. Although previous studies have examined mortality and hospital admissions, crucial domains such as medical prescriptions and system-wide costs have been overlooked. This study aims to provide the first comprehensive analysis of the impact of daily average temperature variability on a national health-care system.
Citation:
Fahr, P., Cohen, F., Schiff, J., Jani, A., Petel, M., McCulloch, M., Khosla, R., & Perera-Salazar, R. (2025), 'Quantifying the health-care burden of temperature in the National Health Service in England: an economic analysis of resource use and costs', The Lancet Planetary Health, 101373, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanplh.2025.101373