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.cyclescheme.co.uk, typing the code 'c570e' or 'Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust'.

For more information, call David Halpin on ext 2149 or email: travel@liverpoolft.nhs.uk.

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@liverpoolft.nhs.uk

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.

Stagecoach NHS Employee Discount - Stagecoach Bus

Catch the bus and save 10% each time you travel with Stagecoach bus. 

Stagecoach and NHS England have teamed up to offer all NHS Staff a 10% discount on their bus travel through the Stagecoach App. Discounted bus travel not only allows you to travel to and from work but also discounted travel for evenings and weekends. Tickets offer unlimited travel at any time on Stagecoach buses throughout England on all 1 day DayRider, 7 day MegaRider, 28 day MegaRider, and Flexi 5 and Flexi 10 bus tickets. How to access the discount tickets 

  1. Download the Stagecoach App from your device’s store.
  2. Create an account using your NHS email address.
  3. Scan the adjacent QR code and click generate on screen or click here.
  4. The scheme ID should auto-populate in the Stagecoach App. Click submit Scheme ID.  
  5. If the scheme ID doesn’t not auto-populate enter the code: BoQswK0ZZr03WyuK
  6. You’ll receive a 6-digit verification code to your NHS email address. Enter this code into the verification code box on the Stagecoach App. Remember to check your spam folder.
  7. Go to ‘Buy Tickets’ and select your local area. The tickets will be shown with the 10% discount already applied.

Flexi is the new great ticket range available in England exclusively on the Stagecoach bus app. 

It's the ideal ticket option if you are working shifts, part-time or don't have to travel every day.

When you choose a Flexi 5 or Flexi 10 ticket, it's valid for 12 months which means you choose which day to use your ticket, saving you more than 30% when you travel. 

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: 

If you have any queries please email:  Sustainability@liverpoolft.nhs.uk

For help with route planning to work, take a look at the MerseyTravel cycle maps.

Bike Repair Workstations

Have a mechanical issue with your bike and need some tools and a pump?

These bike repair stations with integrated pumps provide a convenient and easy to use facility for cyclists to carry out bike maintenance and repairs. The repair station holds the bike by the stem of the seat, allowing the cyclist to freely work on repairing the bike without a problem.

The tools provided with the repair station are high quality and heavy duty, and we also provide bike tool replacement packs should they become worn out. This latest version of the bike repair station includes tools which are hidden inside the repair station and a more powerful floor pump with new protection cover.

We have bike repair stations across all our main sites.   

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Aintree

Broadgreen

Royal

If you would like access please get in touch with:  sustainability@liverpoolft.nhs.uk

Tools include:

  • Adjustable wrench 150 (611918)
  • Set of a Hexagon wrenches 2,5-10 (610986)
  • Crosstip screwdriver PH 2×100 (611704)
  • Flat scewdriver 5,5×100 (612816)
  • Open end wrench 13/14 (615120)
  • Open end wrench 15/17 (615120)
  • New metal tire lever 2pcs (623387)
  • Bicycle Floor pump with gauge:
  • Model: SKS Airworx 10.0
  • Pressure: 10bar / 144psi
  • Multi-Valve-Head with thumb lock lever for all valves

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@liverpoolft.nhs.uk

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@liverpoolft.nhs.uk

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.

20221115_131823.jpgDuring a period of four weeks between November and December, Agile supported the logistics team at Aintree hospital to deliver post to patients within a three mile radius. This opportunity gave time for the Agile team to learn current processes to adapt them into Agiles own operations. It was also felt that weather would be a factor in proving the value of Cargo bikes as a year round operation and not only a fair weather solution.

The four week pilot saved 136kg of Co2. 311 parcels were delivered and 391 miles cycled.