(12 Jul 2021, 11:26 am)Andreos1 wrote Speaking from anecdotal experience of friends/family and hospital shifts, quite often a taxi is the only option for those who don't drive. Even with salary deductions in to Network Travelticket schemes. Shifts just don't always work with public transport.
For those who do drive, car is king.
As an example, just searched a whatsapp chat and there was mention of a 12 hour shift starting at 6am.
He obviously needs to be there in advance (5.30am ish). Despite living on a bus route which would take him within yards of the hospital he works at - there's nothing which can get him to work (or home) for the majority of his shifts.
Another example saw him leave the house at 6, do the 12 hours (plus a little extra) and he got back home at 9.30 the next morning.
I don't disagree, but it comes down to a chicken and egg situation. The ideal solution would be an 'out of hours' DRT service, which I hope the impending enhanced partnerships scheme would look to offer and it would be well used. Because even with 24 hour services on the likes of the 21 and 56, its never going to be possible to ensure everyone can get a conventional bus out of hours, at a frequency where it's going to be convenient to use.