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Hospitals in England declare critical incidents as machines and IT fail in heat
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 26 Jun 2026
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Do the hospitals not have air conditioning?!?!
I went to a popular hardware store here, earlier today (B&Q).
Even their air conditioners broke. There were people trying to repair them.
Madness. The buildings here keep heat in.
There was a time when that was needed and ac wasn't.