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Health Secretary Yvette Cooper, who also thanked staff for their efforts in the past few months, said: "Today's figures also show how much of an additional burden is placed on the NHS during periods of extreme heat - and I have made clear that we must start planning for summer pressures in the NHS in the same way we do for winter."
The Royal College of Nursing said action was needed, describing the conditions care was being delivered in as "inhumane".
In testimonies from members, nurses reported how they had been left dripping in sweat from "head to toe" while seeing patients.
Others reported having to move medications because buildings were getting too hot – because if they overheat, they may lose some of their effectiveness.
One nurse even said they had collapsed with dehydration after working on a ward with no ventilation, while two nurses with pre-existing health conditions said they ended up having seizures.
RCN general secretary Nicola Ranger said: "These testimonies should be a wake-up call. When nursing staff are collapsing, feeling dizzy and sick, it shows just how badly they are being failed.
"Nursing staff are the closest person to the patient and under the most pressure as the constant presence, but employers aren't doing enough to put mitigations in place, with many staff left with no air con.
"Swathes of the NHS and social care estate are in disrepair following decades of under-investment and are utterly unprepared for extreme temperatures."
