Simple explantion, we're approaching(2 weeks time) the time of seasonal increases in NHS demand.
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While it is a given that the outside temperature will drop in winter, the impact of cold weather on people's health is not restricted to the months of December to February, and the temperature does not need to get very cold either.
Moderately cold weather (when the average daily temperature falls below between 5–8oC) has a significant impact on people's health. Each 1oC drop in average daily temperature below this level results in around 4% increase in death rates in England. On average, there are 64 days of moderately cold weather – where the mean daily temperature falls below 5oC – each year in England. These days occur between October and April (see chart below).
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