Hospital bosses have now 'escalated' their concerns
Nottingham's hospital trust has stepped in to "escalate" concerns over bus services which have been failing to arrive. NHS staff have voiced their frustration over a lack of reliable public transport options to get to work on time, with bus driver shortages plaguing numerous services across the city and beyond.
Trentbarton's driving team, for example, has roughly 130 vacancies, which is around 17% short of what is required to run a full timetable. And similar issues with CT4N's services are now causing serious concerns for staff at Nottingham's two hospitals, as well as the trust which runs them.Julie Best, a healthcare assistant at City Hospital, uses the Medilink service to get into work from Forest Town near Mansfield.
"The queues have been long ones, and this was during the day. The other morning my 6.20am service did not turn up and I was freezing. It is just getting worse. I know the hospital is trying to resolve the issue. It is frustrating. I get up at 4.50am and I get in until eight or nine at night, we could all do without this."
"The Executive Team are urgently escalating concerns with colleagues in CT4N and Nottingham City Council. As an interim measure we have introduced 2 mini buses that are operating between 4pm and 7 pm. Feedback has been positive on this additional mitigating action but we know there is more to do.
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