CoolPlan UK
A personalized UK heat-health companion that combines Met Office heat alerts with your age, medications, home type, and who you care for — then tells you exactly what to do today: hydrate, move a relative, find a cool space, or adjust meds.
UK adults aged 50+, caregivers of elderly relatives, and parents of young children during heatwaves
- Personalized heat-risk score based on age, medications, pregnancy, or chronic conditions
- Locator for free cooling centers, air-conditioned libraries, and shaded public spaces
- Drought-mode water tips that obey local hosepipe bans without nagging
- 'Check on Mom' mode that prompts a quick call or visit when alerts are amber
UK Health Security Agency issued amber heat health alerts for the East Midlands, East of England, London and the South East; July 2026 is on track for the driest July on record and over half of England is now in drought.
Multiple 2026 data points confirm acute seasonal demand: BBC reports July 2026 is on track for 2nd hottest month on record, UKHSA issued amber alerts across 4 regions, 35°C forecast, 4th heatwave of the year, half of England in drought, and BMJ published heat-medicine guidance — but demand is episodic (June–September seasonal alerting window).Fourth UK heatwave of the year under way - BBC Weather ↗UK weather: Amber heat health alert issued across 29 counties as 35C forecast ↗
UKHSA/Met Office provide generic alerts and guidance (PDF action cards, GOV.UK pages), not personalized daily action plans factoring in age, meds, or caregiving; no dedicated heat-health companion app surfaced in search results despite the 2026 heatwave coverage.Heat-Health Alerting system - GOV.UK ↗Heat-Health Alert action card for health and social care providers ↗
Strong free substitute (UKHSA alerts, Met Office warnings, BMJ/NHS guidance, Peach Care blog guides) means willingness to pay is weak; caregiver app category skews free/freemium, and use is inherently seasonal (8–12 weeks/year), making annual subscription hard to justify.How to keep medicines safe during a heatwave | The BMJ ↗Navigating a UK Heat-Health Alert: 2026 Guide ↗
Climate adaptation trend (CCC 'Well-Adapted UK', 4 heatwaves in 2026, record July) supports multi-year relevance, but core use remains bounded to UKHSA's June–September HHA season; off-season retention is a structural challenge.UK heatwave 2026: record temperatures, climate risk and adaptation ↗Heat health alerts | UKHSA data dashboard ↗
Public APIs/data from Met Office and UKHSA dashboard are accessible and free; personalization layer is standard user-profile input plus rule-based mapping; no clinical/regulatory clearance needed for general wellness guidance — straightforward to build as a mobile/web app.Warnings and advice - Met Office ↗