nhs ‘active travel by cycling’ opportunities - the potential in the south west peter ashcroft...
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NHS ‘active travel by cycling’ opportunities
-the potential in the south west
Peter Ashcroft DH-SWBruce Bolam DH-SW
Nick Cavill28 May 2009
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Aim
• To implement a major programme to promote ‘active travel by cycling’ at a major NHS hospital trust(s) in the south west
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Short term constraints
• less than 2 years to complete
• start on the ground by this September
• practical, achievable, successful results – not a risky experiment
• £0.5m contribution from Cycling England plus local match funding
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Longer term opportunity
• Maximise the commitment to active travel amongst all hospital trusts in the south west
• attract more core NHS funding for active travel in all hospital trusts– so, our actions need to resonate with all trusts ie they
could envisage doing these kinds of things themselves later on
– get buy-in now from strategic leaders in the region, SHA, DH-SW, health professional groups, unions
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Search for partners
• Approached 17 hospital trusts that are part of a sustainable development network. Agreed criteria:– have a travel plan– data on travel patterns– Someone there with responsibility for active
travel and enthusiasm to get involved, – but most importantly, there is potential to do
more
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Potential partner hospital sites
• Bristol
• Bournemouth
• Truro
• Torbay
• Yeovil
• Plymouth
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Common drivers
• Parking pressures– demand often 3 times supply: staff & visitors
• Carbon reduction– “every person in the NHS has an obligation to mitigate
the effects of climate change, arguably the largest health threat we face” NHS Sustainability Unit
• Health of Staff– Boorman report into NHS workplace health due Dec
09 will stimulate greater interest (CE has responded)
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Each faces a different mix of circumstances
• Scale (Yeovil 1300 employees to Bristol 9500)• Location (city centre to edge of town)• Road network (critically congested Bournemouth
to just busy)• Development pressures (established
neighbourhoods to major growth points Truro) • Active travel track record (Bournemouth
beginners to Bristol tried everything)
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Bristol
• Staff to parking 20:1• Transport is ‘manic’• City centre, multiple sites (9500 staff)• Already very active on green travel• Just introduced purpose built facility for 35 bikes
–willing to share info on use• needs limited to cycle cage for IT team and
showers retrofitted in eye hospital• Ability to deliver significant new programme
limited by what already achieved and location
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Royal Bournemouth Hospital
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Royal Bournemouth Hospital
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Bournemouth
• Staff to parking 4.5:1• Located at dead end of dual carriageway next to
other major employers (4500 staff)• Site already served with some cycle routes• Done very little but all about to change due to
2010 campaign linked to new car park charges• New post coming for the campaign• Need is for new bike storage and showers, but
could do more• Considerable potential and enthusiasm, open to
new ideas, timing good
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Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro
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Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro
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Truro
• Staff to parking 3:1• Edge of city, poor network for cycling, major
growth point in next 5 years so transport infrastructure will improve (4750 staff)
• Operate a bike purchase scheme• New travel plan manager post –advert written,• Want evolution not revolution, exact needs not
identified yet• Long term potential good, but short term limited,
some workforce lives in dispersed rural hinterland
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Torbay District General Hospital
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Torbay District General Hospital
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Torbay
• Staff to parking 2.5:1• Edge of town, near ring road, new cycle route
just completed (2500), stable local environment• Bike user group run by consultant• Keen on promoting alternatives to the car –won
£1000 award, recent travel survey with high response
• Need is for stands, showers and changing• Keen to build on track record and willing, but
potential probably not major because no other triggers,
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Yeovil District Hospital
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Yeovil
• Staff to parking 3:1• Small city centre site (1300 staff), transport a
‘nightmare’• Facility manager over-run by day to day issues of
catering, security, so no time to be pro-active, eg recent staff survey not analysed “anything would help!”
• Need is for cycle club, replace grim store, reduce traffic speed on site
• Good potential in typical small site where not large enough to justify dedicated active travel post,
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Plymouth Derriford Hospital
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Plymouth Derriford Hospital
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Plymouth
• Staff to parking 4.5:1• Large site on the outskirts of the city, slight hill (6000
staff)• First hospital to produce a green travel plan in 1997,
recent provision of 2 cycle shed have increased cycling from 1.6 to 3.3% of journeys.
• Need identified in staff consultations is new modular changing and drying facilities, journey planner, pool of 15 site bikes for local journeys.
• Still further potential despite recent improvements, ideas carefully designed to be deliverable in time
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How much influence could we have?
Bristol low
Bournemouth high
Truro medium
Torbay medium
Yeovil high
Plymouth high
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Analysis
• Bournemouth stands out as having major potential from a low base and the timing is perfect because of their parking campaign. Does not need the entire budget.
• Yeovil and Torbay are similar small scale sites. Torbay have staff commitment and a track record. Yeovil suffers from lack of staff capacity to drive forward change on its own. Which is more typical?
• Truro and Plymouth are similar scale large sites. Despite the new post coming in Truro, Plymouth have a more specific and time feasible set of needs.
• The budget, plus local match funding, and the time constraints mean we can afford a selected range.
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Options
1. focus all investment at one hospital
2. Spread investment across all with potential
3. Select a range of sites that are typical of various NHS situations
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Options Advantages Disadvantages
One site ‘Rolls Royce’ project
Easy to manage
Disengages the other trusts
Not a typical site
May not spend/need the budget
All eggs in one basket
Spread across all 5
Widest range of experiences generated
Strongest roll out potential
Useful discipline of working with modest budget
May spread resources too thinly
Most complex to manage
Selectedrange - say 3
Wider range of experiences generated
Good roll out potential
Management not complex
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The best selection?
Safest• Bournemouth plus• Torbay and Plymouth.
Most typical• Torbay, Yeovil and
Truro and Plymouth
Most potential:•Bournemouth plus•Yeovil and Plymouth
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Staffing needs
Existing or planned Observed needs
Bournemouth New part time post coming with campaign
Truro Green Travel Co-ordinator about to be appointed
Torbay None, but maybe some temp input
Yeovil Need dedicated post
Plymouth None, but maybe some temp input
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Monitoring and evaluation
• Change in travel patterns– % and number of people travelling by cycle– patterns of bike use: days per week, seasons
• Change in attitudes to travel– % and number of people prepared to change in future
• Wider impacts on neighbouring workplaces– Qualitative feedback
• Data collection– travel to work surveys before & after at each site– qualitative interviews and discussions– wider comparisons between sites in the programme and those
not in the programme
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Next stepsPhase DH-SW date Cycling
England1 identify interest and
potential28 May confirm scope for
phase 2
2 prepare detailed and costed proposal with strategic buy-in
30 June sign off proposal
3 support trusts with refining their individual plans
30 July issue contracts to selected trusts
4 prepare management, evaluation and governance arrangements
1 Aug confirm governance of programme
5 Work begins 1 Sept