UK weather: NHS warns Brits not to leave homes during these hours as snow hits
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The NHS has warned people not to leave their homes during certain times of the day as a way to avoid snowy conditions. Heavy snowfall is expected across this weekend with the National Health Service urging people to remain indoors as a way of avoiding the dangers of these yellow and amber weather warnings. The Met Office has confirmed snowy conditions may offer a threat to life over the weekend in parts of the country.
The NHS has since suggested people "avoid going out early in the morning" as well as at night because of the weather warnings, which are set to start on January 4 at 9pm. Earlier, yellow weather warnings are set to be in effect from 12pm today. The NHS Black Country has warned the public to be careful of slips and trips over this weekend and has since advised avoiding the outdoors at certain times of day. They said: "Avoid going out early in the morning when frost is thick or late at night when it’s dark." Herefordshire's Wyre Valley NHS Trust had similar advice for people and said residents must make sure their homes are protected from colder weather conditions.
Their advice was to "make sure you have sufficient food and medicine and take measures to reduce draughts in your home." Warwickshire was issued similar advice from the George Eliot hospital in Nuneaton. Caroline Abrahams, the charity’s director, said it had already been contacted by older people “worrying about what to do when this moment arrived”. She has also called on the government to make a clear financial plan available.
