NHSScotland Standards for Organisational Resilience 2018
Sections 9 and 10 set out the Standards for Climate Change and Supply Chain (Standards 38 and 39)
View resourceAll health sector organisations have a vital role to play in adapting to our changing climate. Our actions will have an impact on people’s health and wellbeing and the way services are delivered. We expect the effects of climate change are expected to be unequally distributed, affecting disadvantaged people and groups the most. Our efforts to reduce emissions and to adapt our systems must also reduce these inequalities.
PARTNER RESOURCES
Adaptation Scotland
We provide advice and support to help Scotland be prepared and resilient to the effects of climate change.
View resourceUK Climate Change Risk Assessment
Climate change impacts for the UK are inevitable, but ambitious joint action to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change can help to reduce the risks.
View resourceClimate Change Projections for Scotland
Climate projections indicate that the changes we have already experienced in our climate, over the last century, will continue and intensify over the coming decades.
View resourceSEPA Flood Hazard and Risk Information
Check for long term flood risk in your area, find out where to get information to manage your flood risk and view a map of flood risk
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