The NHS has been put on high alert after the Met Office forecast a sudden cold snap for the whole country
The UK Health Security Agency has issued nine health alerts for next week as cold weather heads for the UK - five of them at the higher 'yellow' level. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for snow and ice across parts of the UK next week.
A separate warning for snow and ice is in place in northern Scotland from 4pm on Sunday until 11am on Monday. The alerts run from 9pm on November 17 to 9am on November 21. Green alerts - issued for the same time, mean there is potential for minor impacts across health and social care services. Mr Morgan added: “It is fairly unusual in the south. It’s quite early in the month for a cold spell such as this. We often have rapid changes in the weather in the UK, the main reason for the big change next week is a sudden change in the orientation of the jet stream.
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