Please read the important information below from our Transport Team. This message is also attached in full below for printing.

During the Christmas period, CHFT will only provide taxis to colleagues under exceptional circumstances. This covers those working on Bank Holidays over Christmas and New Year who:

• Do not have access to a vehicle 
• Do not drive 
• Cannot access public transport at the time transport is required.

Should the circumstances above apply, then the provision of a taxi is subject to approval from the department’s authorised officer and approval for the taxi cost is to be taken from each individual department budget.

Deadlines and important information

• Deadline for bookings: Wednesday, 20th December.
• Please remember to cancel/amend bookings if staff changes occur.
• Please ensure your booking time is the pick up time and not the shift start time.
• Pick up and drop offs at both hospitals will be only from the main entrances.
• Bookings can only be made for the dates below:
  • Christmas Eve after 6pm
  • Christmas Day
  • Boxing Day
  • New Year's Day – Midnight New Year's Eve

For HRI bookings managers need to complete the Mount Taxis booking form (A) below and email through to: cab@mounttaxis.co.uk  

For CRH bookings managers need to complete the booking form (B) and email A1 Ziggy’s Cars using email: enquiry@a1ziggyscars.co.uk  

Please ensure that all details are filled in correctly or bookings may not be made.

Managers will need to collate a list of colleagues requiring taxis in large departments.

Please encourage colleagues to double up with a second, third or fourth passenger on journeys where appropriate. Again, this service is for colleagues who meet the exceptional circumstances criteria.

Taxis cannot be booked after the deadline of Wednesday, 20th December.

What happens if the taxi provider can't accommodate me?

If the taxi provider cannot accommodate, the colleagues should pay for their journey(s) and claim back via e-expenses or through payroll in the New Year.

Public Transport Information

https://www.firstbus.co.uk/halifax-calder-valley-huddersfield/news-and-service-updates

https://www.moovitapp.com/yorkshire-2109/poi/en-gb?customerId=11187 

Festive shuttle bus times are on our website: Shuttle bus service - CHFT (cht.nhs.uk)