Hospitals across Britain have been forced to reduce services owing to the record-breaking heatwave, with warnings that thousands of operations were at risk of cancellation.
Britain saw its highest June temperature on record on Wednesday, with the mercury approaching 36C in southern England. An official warning for extreme heat has been extended until Saturday.
Modelling from academics at Birmingham University suggested up to 4,000 surgeries risked being cancelled over the four hottest days this week because of staff shortages, unsafe operating environments and an influx of additional patients owing to the heatwave.
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