The Personal Travel Plan tool has been built by the Trust with our staff as well as our patients and visitors in mind so please don't hesitate to give it a try in order to see how it can help you get to and from work as safely, cost effectively and sustainably as possible.

For more information please visit the Personal Travel Plan website.

 

Preparing for the Bristol Clean Air Zone

Bristol City Council is introducing a Clean Air Zone in the city later in 2022 to make the city a cleaner and healthier place. The exact date is to be confirmed. Please view the information on this page to help people travelling to our hospitals prepare for the zone, once it is introduced.

On-site parking for UHBW staff

Please view the map of our on-site staff parking locations. 

Off-site parking 

For details on discounted staff rates please email sustainabletravelandcarparking@uhbw.nhs.uk.

Please view a map of local off site car parking options.

Cabot Circus

Cabot Circus offer a wide range of prices for all customer and are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as per the below.

For further information please visit the Cabot Circus website. 

The Galleries

The Galleries offer a wide range of prices for all customer and are open 7 days a week at selected times.

For more information please visit The Galleries website. 

NCP - Bristol sites

NCP offer a wide range of prices for all customer and are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at various sites across Bristol city centre.

The most local sites to our city centre hospitals are:

• Nelson Street 
• Rupert Street 
• St James Barton 
• Broadmead

For more information about these sites, directions, the NCP tariffs and more please visit the NCP website. 

Buses

First Bus

UHBW are members of the First Bus Commuter Travel Club. Staff members can benefit from 10% discount.

Commuter Travel Club | Bristol, Bath and the West | First Bus

Park and Ride  

UHBW have teamed up with First Group to offer staff the Assisted Park and Ride Bus Pass Purchase Scheme which enables staff to apply for a park and ride season ticket for Brislington and Portway (other packages are available directly from First Group). For more information please email the sustainable travel and car parking team.

FREE hospital bus service

A free shuttle bus service is provided for patients, visitors and staff. The service is funded by Bristol & Weston Hospitals Charity. The circular route includes Bristol Temple Meads railway station and our hospital sites.  View the timetable. Please note - the service runs Monday to Friday only.

 

 

 

Cycle to Work Scheme (C2W)

This is a Trust-wide staff based scheme for permanent and fixed term contracted staff who wish to apply for the Halfords/UHBW C2W Scheme that opens four times a year for eight weeks at a time. Applications open in the months below:

• March -May
• July-September
• November - December
• January - March

If you have any questions please contact the team via sustainabletravelandcarparking@uhbw.nhs.uk.

More information about the Halfords C2W Scheme can be found on their website - https://www.halfords.com/cycling/expert-advice/cycle2work.html

On-site staff cycle centres

Please view the map showing the location of our cycle centres here.

We have over 600 cycle spaces for staff to use across each of the UHBW Bristol sites for any staff to apply for. These are all safe and secure sites with swipe access as well as CCTV.

At the Trust HQ and BHI cycle centres we have male and female changing rooms with shower, changing and toilet facilities. There will be more to come across all of the sites in due course.

All cycle and motorbike passes are free to all staff who have the permissions to use the facilities.

Staff cycle offers

UHBW eBike hire 

Staff can apply for a 2-4 week hire of the UHBW Trust eBikes. They come in different sizes for everyone to be able to use for both travelling to work and personal use. For further information please contact sustainabletravelandcarparking@uhbw.nhs.uk.

Big Issue eBikes 

Big Issue eBikes has launched in Bristol with electric bikes available throughout the city. University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust has entered a deal that gives all staff with an NHS email address a discount on subscriptions. For further information please contact sustainabletravelandcarparking@uhbw.nhs.uk.

VOI scooters

VOI scooters has a Voi4Heroes scheme for all NHS staff. For further information please go to the Voi website.