Initial Climate Change Impact Assessment (Form created August 2021)

The intention of this document is to help the council to gain an initial understanding of the impact of a project or decision on the environment. This document should be completed in consultation with the supporting guidance. Dependent on this initial assessment you may need to go on to complete a full Climate Change Impact Assessment. The final document will be published as part of the decision-making process.

If you have any additional queries, which are not covered by the guidance please email climatechange@northyorks.gov.uk

Title of proposal	Bed Based Intermediate Care Procurement
Brief description of proposal	The aims of the procurement are to establish a new commissioned integrated bed-based intermediate care offer with a formalised wraparound health offer across all services accessible for all people eligible for bed-based intermediate care, including those with complex life circumstances and specialist care needs, ensuring people receive the right support in the right place at the right time; enabling more people to return/remain at home for longer
Directorate	Health and Adult Services
Service area	Commissioning and Service Development
Lead officer	Hannah Brown
Names and roles of other people involved in carrying out the impact assessment	Laura Exley, Senior Commissioning and Service Development Officer

The chart below contains the main environmental factors to consider in your initial assessment – choose the appropriate option from the drop-down list for each one.

Remember to think about the following;

· Travel

· Construction

· Data storage

· Use of buildings

· Change of land use

· Opportunities for recycling and reuse

Environmental factor to consider	For the council	For the county	Overall
Greenhouse gas emissions	No effect on emissions	No Effect on emissions	No effect on emissions
Waste	No effect on waste	No effect on waste	No effect on waste
Water use	No effect on water usage	No effect on water usage	No effect on water usage
Pollution (air, land, water, noise, light)	No effect on pollution	No effect on pollution	No effect on pollution
Resilience to adverse weather/climate events (flooding, drought etc)	No effect on resilience	No effect on resilience	No effect on resilience
Ecological effects (biodiversity, loss of habitat etc)	No effect on ecology	No effect on ecology	No effect on ecology
Heritage and landscape	No effect on heritage and landscape	No effect on heritage and landscape	No effect on heritage and landscape

If any of these factors are likely to result in a negative or positive environmental impact then a full climate change impact assessment will be required. It is important that we capture information about both positive and negative impacts to aid the council in calculating its carbon footprint and environmental impact.

Decision (Please tick one option)	Full CCIA not relevant or proportionate:	√	Continue to full CCIA:
Reason for decision	The commissioning of bed-based intermediate care provision will not have any significant alterations to current service delivery that impact on environmental factors.  Bed based intermediate care is already being delivered by the care home market in various locations across the county.  The procurement will establish a more robust pathway for people requiring bed-based intermediate care through a new longer-term contract and service specification with care home providers for delivery of these services in North Yorkshire.  The procurement aims to achieve improved outcomes for people and financial benefits for the Council and wider health and social care system.
Signed (Assistant Director or equivalent)	Abigail Barron
Date	20/02/2026