Climate Adaptation Framework for NHS organisations – Further Guidance
• Make sure there is ownership of actions.
o Ensure there are diverse members of the governance group including those with sufficient authority and power o Delegate actions to specific members of the group or named leads within functions.
OC3C: Appoint named leads within functions for specific adaptation actions or responsibilities. To embed adaptation across the organisation, seek to formalise adaptation roles and responsibilities taken by different functions, with named leads in place.
Further guidance:
• Contact potential named leads as identified in OC2B and ask them to commit to the role within their service area or function. This could include named leads in Clinical, Estates, Fleet, Sustainability teams, for example. • Identify specific roles for adaptation leads across functions. This process should have oversight from Governance group as set up in OC2C . This could range from supporting awareness raising through to delivery of actions within projects and departments.
OC3D: Mainstream adaptation into your organisation’s plans, policies and procedures You can reduce reliance on stand-alone adaptation actions (often seen as a burden) by mainstreaming into your organisation’s functions. Prioritise those that will deliver most impact, but also embed adaptation considerations within review/update cycles for a wide range of plans, policies and procedures.
Further guidance:
• Link adaptation work to your organisational outcomes
o Demonstrate the importance of adaptation to the overall organisation by showing how existing adaptation work contributes to achieving organisational objectives. o Demonstrate how planned adaptation work will support progress towards organisational outcomes; provide evidence of social, economic and environmental benefits. • Consider how internal policies or legislation may further enable adaptation. Be aware of internal timescales and identify opportunities to incorporate adaptation into the creation of new or revision of existing policies.
Authors: Sustainability West Midlands; Sniffer Partners: NHSE North East & Yorkshire, NHSE North West, NHS Greater Manchester
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