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Travel Management SystemTravel Management System

Keith Lawson

Essex County Council

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OPTIMUM 2 ProjectOPTIMUM 2 Project

Joint EU funded project

Development of mobility management tools

Nine partners from UK and Netherlands

Ten pilot projects, each contributing to the overall theme

Aimed at Hospitals and Business Areas

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Essex County Council ProjectEssex County Council Project

Development of a web based..

Travel Management System (GetThere)

Aimed at travel to and from hospital areas

To be piloted at Colchester General Hospital, Essex

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Healthcare LocationsHealthcare Locations

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Problems?Problems?

Centralisation of acute services onto one site

Located away from town centres

Congestion

Local environmental impact

Variations in the provision of travel information

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Access to HealthcareAccess to Healthcare

Transport hubaround regionalhospitals

Transport hubaround localhospitals

Transport corridor

Potential accessibility

problems

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What are we doingWhat are we doing

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StakeholdersStakeholders

Essex County Council

Residents of Essex

Colchester General Hospital Pilot Scheme

Essex Strategic Health Authority

Acute Hospital Trusts

Primary Care Trusts

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Solution..Solution..

All available travel information brought together into single

cohesive package

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Implementation ConsiderationsImplementation Considerations

Users of the System

Hospital Patients

Hospital and Doctor Surgery Staff

Visitors to Hospitals

Different Reasons for Travel

Visiting or Working at the hospital

Shift patterns

Short and Long Term Journey Planning

Different Information Needs

Comprehensive travel Information

Hospital Site Information

Choose & Book

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HOME PAGE

Public Transport Services - Journey Planner

Real Time Information

Fare Information

Special Fares

Cycle and Walk Routes

Car Sharing Schemes

Alternative Transport Shuttle/Taxis

Site Layout

GetThere SystemGetThere System

Choose & Book

Hospital CarParking

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Accessing GetThereAccessing GetThere

Internet, via home, friends, relatives, surgery etc

Work place intranet

Mobile phone / personal organiser

Kiosks placed at bus/rail stations, public libraries, hospital

reception areas and GP Surgeries

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Benefits ofGetThereBenefits ofGetThere

All available travel information brought together into singlecohesive package

Improved awareness of travel schemes and initiatives

Potential for staff travel to be monitored and managed byTravel Plan Co-ordinators

Linkage to outpatient choose & book

Enables patients, visitors & staff to make best use of alltravel options available to them

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Progress to DateProgress to Date

User requirements consultation completed

Functional specifications for GetThere completed

Data collection has started

Before & After study begins May 2005

First phase prototype now being tested

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Future DevelopmentFuture Development

All Hospital trusts in Essex contacted and interested

Bid put into forthcoming LTP to roll out system throughout

Essex

Opportunity to link into choose and book at national level

Number of watching partners throughout UK & Netherlands

System adaptable for business areas

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GetThereGetThere

1st Phase Going Live

January 2006