Table 2.

Overview of the different stakeholders included in the Belgian and Dutch National Heatwave Plans.

	Belgium		The Netherlands
Stakeholders	Type	Tasks	Type	Tasks
	General practitioners	No tasks specified	Municipalities	-Proactively supporting vulnerable groups (e.g., homeless and drug users) -Opening a counter for providing information to the public
	Hospitals	No tasks specified	Regional Public Health Services (RPHSs)	-Providing information on a hot period to municipalities, elderly care, general practitioners and volunteer organisations -Creating an information point for the general public, professionals and volunteers
	Elderly care	No tasks specified	General practitioners	-Answering questions and providing information to vulnerable groups -Signaling heat-related symptoms in patients
	Homecare	No tasks specified	Pharmacies	-Providing advice to the public on dealing with heat -Providing information about risks of heat in combination with certain medication
			Elderly care	-Developing an internal heat plan, which includes measures to reduce harmful effects of heat on residents
			Homecare	-Signaling an increased demand in care
			Non-Governmental Organisations	-Offering additional support to vulnerable groups