In this section you can find all your options to commute to work, along with details of how to access cycle parking, public transport, salary sacrifice and other discounts.
Below are details of the Trust travel salary sacrifice and discounts available to staff.
Voi 4 Heroes
Supporting NHS staff and Blue Light Card holders with a 20% discount on a daily or monthly Voi Pass for e-scooters and e-bikes.
To obtain the discount, first download the app and register an account. Once you've registered go online to the Voi 4 discount page, click on United Kingdom and Apply for Voi 4 Heroes. You'll need your NHS ID to complete the form.
Important information on e-scooters
- In the UK, e-scooters are considered motor vehicles under the law. This means you must be at least 18 with a valid driving licence to use our e-scooters. When you first sign up and register a Voi account, you’ll be prompted to submit a photo of your licence along with a selfie to verify your licence and identity. If you don’t do this, you won’t be able to use our e-scooters.
Cycle to Work Salary Sacrifice
LUHFT has signed up to the national cycle scheme to help staff purchase bikes and safety equipment in a bid to encourage more people to get fit and cycle to work.
The hire scheme operates through salary sacrifice which means you can order a bike, pay for it direct from your salary (at source) and enjoy a significant amount of tax savings. It is a hire agreement, at the end of which, staff are offered the option of buying the bike at 5% of the bike's value.
Details of the scheme are as follows:
- The contract period for the salary sacrifice lasts between 12-18 months.
- A range of bikes can be bought including road bikes, mountain bikes and fold-up bikes
- You can purchase safety equipment such lights, luggage carriers, tool kits and clothing etc, either with a bike or on its own
- the upper limit value of the scheme is £10,000
To take advantage of this scheme, access the website www.
For more information, call David Halpin on ext 2149 or email: travel
MerseyTravel Salary Sacrifice
As part of an agreement with Merseytravel and Merseyrail, we are able to offer you an annual ticket for the bus and/or train which can be paid monthly rather than upfront in one fee. We will purchase the annual ticket upfront on your behalf and allow you to pay it back monthly, directly deducted from your salary after tax. This will give you 12 months of travel for the price of 10, resulting in a significant saving in comparison to the price of a daily, weekly or monthly ticket.
For Full details of the scheme and how to apply please contact David Halpin on ext 2149 or email general.office@
Arriva Bus NHS Discount
Arriva and LUHFT have joined together to offer you savings on local Arriva bus travel - save up to 25%!
The travel club is open to everybody who works at LUFHT and lets you pay less for your travel by monthly direct debit. Plus your ticket doesn’t just provide you with reduced bus travel costs to-and-from work - when you sign up, you’ll get unlimited travel on any Arriva bus in your selected travel zone each month so you can get out and about on your days off too, all for no additional cost.
To join the travel club and for more information, such as when payments are taken, just follow this link to the Arriva website.
Fleet Solutions Salary Sacrifice
The Trust offers car leasing salary sacrifice scheme, using NHS Fleet Solutions. This includes great deals on full electric and ultra low emissions vehicles.
For full details and to see the latest offers, head over to the car leasing page on the staff hub.
Facilities
Cycle storage and showers is available at all sites. These can be accessed via:
- Aintree - contact general office via general.
office or go to general office behind main reception at Aintree@liverpoolft.nhs.uk - Broadgreen - contact general office via general.
office or go to the general office along the surgical corridor at Broadgreen@liverpoolft.nhs.uk - Royal - contact security via security
@liverpoolft.nhs.uk or go to the security office on the ground floor.
For help with route planning to work, take a look at the MerseyTravel cycle maps.
Liverpool NHS Community Cycle Club
The Liverpool NHS community cycle club is an inclusive social club that organises community rides for its members. We leave no one behind on our rides which means that if you get a puncture, need a breather, or have any type of issue, we won’t ride off until you’re up and running.
Want to join but don’t have a bike? No worries! We have access to three cycle hubs located in Springfield Park, Broadgreen Hospital, and Greenbank Sports Academy, all of which have 10 bikes that are available to be used for free. We are always keen on new members looking to join as either as a participant and/or as a volunteer.
If joining the Community Cycle Club is something you’d be interested in, you can do so on Spond using the passcode XGHKE. You can also join us on Facebook for ride photos and other local cycling updates.
Smart Green App
The new Smart Green Journey app is designed to promote active travel within the Liverpool City Region. A route planning and tracking tool that provides a simple calculation of CO2 and money saved when cycling or walking.
Bicycle Buddy scheme
A common barrier to getting into cycling is people not wanting to do it on their own. This is for a variety of reasons, people may be unsure about riding in traffic, or don’t know where they can park their bike, there’s plenty of things that people can be unsure about when riding. For this reason, we are introducing a ‘Bike Buddy’ scheme! This will be a free scheme that will match volunteer cyclists with other members of staff who would like some support cycling to work.
For more information email: Sustainability@
Bicycle User Group
LUFHT has created a BUG - Bicycle User Group to provide it's members (currently almost 200) with the latest cycling news and events. This includes events such as Dr Bike sessions (FREE bicycle repair events), NHS bike rides and supporting local cycling groups. To join the group, email: Sustainability@
Staff can use the shuttle services as an alternate means of transport between our hospitals (this is currently under review based on the information we are collecting). Please continue to follow infection control measures when using the bus, including wearing a mask and social distancing where possible.
Current arrangements are as follows:
- RLH to Paddington car park: Monday to Friday, 5pm- 10pm (outside Linda Mc building)
- RLH to Broadgreen: Monday to Friday, 7am then every half hour until 5.30pm (outside Linda Mc)
- Broadgreen to RLH: Monday to Friday, 7am then every half hour until 5.30pm (outside Alex Wing)
- RLH to AUH: Monday to Friday, 8.00am, 8.15am, 8.45am, 9.00am, 9.15am then every half hour until 5.45pm (outside Linda Mc)
- AUH to RLH: Monday to Friday, 7.30am, 7.45am, 8.15am, 8.30am, 8.45am then every half hour until 5.15pm (outside Aintree Lodge)
- AUH to Broadgreen: Monday to Friday, 9am, 10am, 11am and then every hour from 12.30 until 4.30pm (outside Aintree Lodge)
- Broadgreen to AUH: Monday to Friday, 9.30am, 10.30am, 11.30am and then every hour from 1pm until 5pm (outside Alex Wing).
MerseyTravel has an easy to use journey planner. You can also access MerseyTravel timetables for buses, trains and ferries.
Discounted tickets are available via Salary Sacrifice and discounts.
Case study
In November 2022 LUHFT worked in partnership with Agile Deliveries to develop an emission free E-cargo bike pilot to work alongside our logistic operations. These activities aimed to contribute to strategic plans in areas such as zero carbon, sustainable travel and transport and Health and wellbeing.
The four week pilot saved 136kg of Co2. 311 parcels were delivered and 391 miles cycled.