{
  "id": 673750,
  "title": "Cooper warns NHS must prepare for regular heatwaves as Burnham holds emergency Cobra meeting – UK politics live",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/cooper-warns-nhs-must-prepare-for-regular-heatwaves-as-burnham-holds",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-12T15:02:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Health",
    "slug": "guardian-health",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/aug/12/andy-burnham-early-prisoner-release-cobra-meeting-heatwave-climate-crisis-labour-conservatives-reform-latest-news-updates"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Guardian Health reports that Health Secretary Sandra Laville has warned that the NHS must prepare for regular heatwaves, similar to the way it prepares for winter crises. This comes as the UK faces its fifth heatwave of the summer. Andy Burnham, the Shadow Health Secretary, also announced that he will visit Stevenage on Remembrance Day to mark its 80th birthday. The article highlights that only 20 staff are currently working on climate adaptation within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which is responsible for protecting the environment and maintaining food security.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}