Personal Travel (Staff, Patient and Visitor)
The NHS travels over 460 million miles every year.
Electric vehicles are part of the solution, but they don't solve the problems of congestion, fine particulate matter air pollution and the impact of sedentary lifestyles on us all. Every unnecessary trip we make by private motor vehicle also makes it harder for others to use more sustainable modes of travel.
Particularly for short trips, we must create easier opportunities for walking, cycling and the use of public transport.
What we've done
- Provided secure cycle parking and produced cycle maps for each of our sites.
- Purchased electric bicycles which you can borrow for free for a fortnight to try cycling.
- Removed the limit on purchase price for our tax-efficient Cyclescheme, and now added electric bikes and accessories to the scheme.
- Ensured we have the right modal hierarchy in our communications.
- Implemented a staff public transport discount and spread purchase scheme.
- Achieved Modeshift Silver in our travel plan.
What we're doing
- Exploring how we communicate travel options to new starters.
- Looking at how we can provide EV (Electric Vehicle) charging points in public places.
- Reviewing our approach to subsidies, and how we can support staff to not drive into the city centre.
- Investigate car-sharing platforms to solve parking capacity issues and reduce single-occupancy vehicles.