questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of global temperatures on the health of people with neurological conditions, including epilepsy; and what research his Department is funding into climate-related health risks for such patients.
answerText: The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has assessed the health impacts of rising temperatures through its Climate Change and Mental Health thematic assessment and the Adverse Weather and Health Plan Supporting Evidence 2024. These identify that people with...
heading: Neurological Diseases: Climate Change