{
  "id": 728467,
  "title": "UK nurses report ‘inhumane’ heat in hospitals as heatwave grips country",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/uk-nurses-report-inhumane-heat-in-hospitals-as-heatwave-grips-country",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T03:23:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3363844/uk-nurses-report-inhumane-heat-hospitals-heatwave-grips-country"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nurses are collapsing at work as they endure extreme heat in buildings that are proving unfit for the record temperatures gripping Britain. Conditions are “inhumane”, the Royal College of Nursing said on Thursday. Members have reported temperatures in excess of 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) in UK hospital wards and care homes, often without access to air conditioning, fans or even to…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}