Climate Adaptation Framework for NHS organisations – Further Guidance
Further guidance:
• Complete the NHSE Climate Change Risk Assessment (a tool currently under development) to capture risk descriptions, consequences and existing controls or plans in place to help address the risks or opportunities. • Until this tool is published, other risk assessment tools include the NHS general risk assessment framework, the EPRR core standards, and Adapt to Survive.
UC3C Identify knowledge gaps, seek expertise and foster links with research and innovation
As work on adaptation advances, you should seek to identify knowledge gaps that are important to your decision making. Knowledge gaps could be addressed by seeking external expertise – and there may be opportunities to work with other NHS organisations or connect with research and innovation.
Further guidance:
• Share knowledge gaps and research needs with partner organisations ( WT1A see Working Together), including other NHS organisations, to help identify any relevant existing research or shared research priorities. • Search for relevant research and technical experts who could address the knowledge gaps that you have identified. Identify whether there are any academics who may be interested in collaborating with your organisation to develop research projects, potentially enabling your organisation to benefit from research council funding.
Mature Maturity Tasks UC4A Undertake project-level risk assessment
Conduct a project-level risk assessment focused on climate risks to a specific project, policy, asset, or location. These are typically justified for operations which provide a critical function of your organisation or are major investments/assets. The project-level scope allows for an appropriately detailed analysis of climate risks and identifies opportunities to embed adaptation into projects from their inception.
Further guidance:
• The templates on this webpage are suitable for project level risk assessment in built environment and infrastructure projects: Adaptation Scotland :: Climate Change Risk Assessment Guidance & Tools • See this case study of a project-level risk assessment: Climate Northern Ireland – Omagh Enhanced Local Hospital
Authors: Sustainability West Midlands; Sniffer Partners: NHSE North East & Yorkshire, NHSE North West, NHS Greater Manchester
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