Health alert: Heatwave conditions for our region this January 2025
From 22 January 2025, heatwave conditions are commencing across South East Queensland. While it is predicted to cool down across the region over the weekend, low intensity heatwave conditions are expected to continue into next week.
Prepare your practice and your patients for the heatwave
General practices, disability accommodation and Residential Aged Care Homes should refer to the Queensland Health Heatwave Management Sub-plan for guidance on how to prepare for and respond to heatwaves.
Create a Heat Plan
Appendix 3 of the Sub-plan can guide you through creating a heat plan for your practice.Identify at-risk patients
Appendix 4 of the Sub-plan is a checklist to help identify patients at risk of heat illness and increase their awareness of how to stay safe during a heatwave.
Help raise your patients' awareness of heat-related illness
The Heatwave Stakeholder Communications Kit has also been developed to assist you to communicate safety advice and raise awareness about the risks of heat-related illness with your patients.
Patient and community resources
Access information about heat-related illness, as well as tips on understanding the risk and caring for vulnerable people (including the elderly, pregnant or young kids) in hot weather, on the Queensland Government website.