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Tactran HTAP Background Revised Draft 221110 Tactran Health & Transport Action Plan Background report Tactran Health & Transport Action Plan Background report JMP Consultants Limited CBC House 24 Canning Street Edinburgh EH3 8EG T 0131 272 2705 F 0131 272 2805 E [email protected] www.jmp.co.uk Job No. SCT5059 Report No. 1 Prepared by CS Verified TS Approved by TS Status Updated draft Issue No. 2 Date 22 November 2010 Tactran Health & Transport Action Plan Background report Contents Amendments Record This document has been issued and amended as follows: Status/Revision Revision description Issue Number Approved By Date Updated draft For client comment 1 TJS 03/03/2010 Minor changes to account Draft Final for updated information 2 TJS 22/11/2010 available Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 1 Background to and Purpose of this Report ................................................................................ 1 2 CONTEXT ................................................................................................................................... 4 Regional Health Context ............................................................................................................. 4 Regional Transport Context ........................................................................................................ 5 Policy Context ............................................................................................................................. 6 3 PROMOTING ACTIVE TRAVEL ................................................................................................ 8 Context ....................................................................................................................................... 8 Local Initiatives ........................................................................................................................... 8 Best Practice............................................................................................................................. 12 Constraints................................................................................................................................ 14 Opportunities ............................................................................................................................ 15 Vision ........................................................................................................................................ 17 Objectives ................................................................................................................................. 17 4 TRANSPORT & PUBLIC HEALTH ........................................................................................... 18 Context ..................................................................................................................................... 18 Road Safety .............................................................................................................................. 18 Air Quality ................................................................................................................................. 21 Noise ......................................................................................................................................... 22 Severance ................................................................................................................................. 23 Local Initiatives ......................................................................................................................... 23 Best Practice............................................................................................................................. 26 Constraints................................................................................................................................ 27 Opportunities ............................................................................................................................ 28 Vision ........................................................................................................................................ 30 Objectives ................................................................................................................................. 30 5 ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE .................................................................................................... 31 Context ..................................................................................................................................... 31 Relevant Policies ...................................................................................................................... 35 Local Initiatives ......................................................................................................................... 36 Best Practice............................................................................................................................. 38 Constraints: Delivery Systems .................................................................................................. 40 Constraints: Patient Needs ....................................................................................................... 42 Constraints: Transport Provision .............................................................................................. 43 Opportunities: Reduced Need to Travel ................................................................................... 45 Opportunities: Service Delivery ................................................................................................ 46 Vision ........................................................................................................................................ 47 Objectives ................................................................................................................................. 47 6 NHS STAFF TRAVEL ............................................................................................................... 48 Context ..................................................................................................................................... 48 Relevant Policies ...................................................................................................................... 49 Initiatives ................................................................................................................................... 49 Constraints................................................................................................................................ 50 Opportunities ............................................................................................................................ 51 Vision ........................................................................................................................................ 52 Objectives ................................................................................................................................. 52 Tables and Figures Table 2.1 Policy Linkages ................................................................................................................. 7 Table 4.1 Scottish Road Safety Targets 2020 ................................................................................ 20 Appendices APPENDIX A .................................................................................................. Glossary of Terms APPENDIX B ........................................................................................................ Policy Context 1 Introduction Background to and Purpose of this Report Context 1.1 In September 2009, JMP Consultants was commissioned by Tactran, the Regional Transport Partnership for Stirling, Perth & Kinross, Angus and Dundee, to prepare an Action Plan to improve service delivery for the four main linkages between transport and health: • Promoting Active Travel – that inappropriate use of some transport modes is contributing to sedentary lifestyles, whilst walking and cycling can be convenient transport modes for some journeys and improve physical activity levels; • Transport & Public Health – that undesirable side-effects of the transport system have detrimental impacts on public health; • Access to Healthcare – that transport is required to enable access to healthcare, and that accessing health services is a key transport demand; and • NHS Staff Travel – that the NHS spends large sums on transport for its staff and there is potential for this to be reduced. HTAP area 1.2 The study area for this work is the geographic areas of Stirling, Perth & Kinross, Angus and Dundee Councils (the Tactran region). These boundaries are coterminous with those of the relevant Community Health Partnerships (CHPs). As such, this includes all of NHS Tayside’s area and part of that of NHS Forth Valley. 1.3 This work is intended to be relevant for all healthcare services provided within the Tactran region (even if for people residing elsewhere) and for all residents of the Tactran region (even if for healthcare services provided elsewhere). Process 1.4 As the first task in developing the HTAP, JMP undertook a detailed background study to obtain a better understanding of the key issues for the region under each theme. A Workshop Briefing Paper was prepared summarising the findings of the study and outlining the main issues, opportunities and constraints for each theme.
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