Call for volunteer drivers

Lucy Johnston 2021, News

Could you help transport people to their COVID vaccine appointment? A Grampian-wide call for volunteer community transport drivers to support the COVID vaccination programme has launched today. Community transport is playing a vital role helping those who need help to travel to their COVID vaccination appointments. We are receiving an increasing number of requests for help across Grampian and need more volunteer drivers. The recruitment drive hopes to attract volunteers able to drive their own vehicle. The Royal Voluntary Service will manage volunteers and assist the efforts being made to …

URGENT CALL FOR VOLUNTEER DRIVERS

Lucy Johnston 2021

Could you help patients travel home safely from hospital this winter? A Grampian-wide search to help find new volunteer community transport drivers was launched in December. Community transport plays a vital role for those who need help travelling to health and social care appointments. As the NHS enters a busy winter period, supporting patients who are ready to travel home after their stay can make an enormous difference to services and their availability. The recruitment drive hopes to attract volunteers able to drive either their own vehicle, or potentially, one …

Volunteer Drivers across Grampian recognised for their vital service

Lucy Johnston 2020, News

Transport volunteers across the North-east have been recognised for their outstanding service, commitment and contribution at the Grampian Volunteer Transport Awards. The biennial awards highlight the vital support that community transport provides. The service plays a critical role helping those who face difficulty travelling to key services. The work of those in volunteering roles has been crucial in this challenging year for communities. Today’s (Tuesday 27th October) virtual ceremony saw winners recognised for a range of work: Volunteer Driver/Escort of the Year was jointly-awarded to Norman Kinnaird of Huntly Community …

Call for Nominations for Grampian Volunteer Transport Awards 2020

Lucy Johnston 2020, News

Nominations are now open for the fourth biennial Grampian Volunteer Transport Awards, which recognise the important work of community transport volunteer drivers and escorts. The awards will highlight the vital role community transport plays in allowing people access to health and social care services in the north-east, and the amazing work in the response to Covid-19. Nominations are sought under three categories: Volunteer Driver of the Year, Volunteer Escort of the Year, and Community Contribution of the Year.  The awards are being supported by a variety of partners involved with …

Volunteer Drivers across Grampian recognised for their vital service

Lucy Johnston 2018, News

Transport volunteers across the North-east have been recognised for their outstanding service, commitment and contribution at the Grampian Volunteer Transport Awards. The awards, which were first established in 2014, highlight the vital support that community transport provides to those who are elderly, isolated or perhaps have mobility or health issues, who may otherwise face difficulty travelling to key services. The ceremony, which took place today (Friday, 9 November) at the Town House in Aberdeen, saw winners recognised under the categories ‘Volunteer Driver of the Year’, ‘Volunteer Escort of the Year’ …

Excellence award for health and social care transport information service

Lucy Johnston 2018, News

The work of a local project that supports people across the north east who are travelling to health and social care appointments has been recognised with a national award. The Transport to Healthcare Information Centre (THInC) project recently received a Bronze award at the COSLA Excellence Awards, which celebrate the best in Scottish Local Government and their quality of service to the public. The THInC project has continually sought to improve and expand since its inception over five years ago, when it launched with an innovative phone service to inform …

Nominate your local volunteer transport heroes

Lucy Johnston 2018

The third biennial Grampian Volunteer Transport Awards, which seek to recognise the important work of volunteer drivers and escorts in the Grampian area, have opened for nominations. The awards, which were first established in 2014, hope to highlight the vital role community transport plays in allowing people access to health and social care services in the north-east. Supported by a variety of Health & Transport Action Plan (HTAP) partner organisations across public, third and commercial sectors, the awards are seeking nominations under three categories: Volunteer Driver of the Year To …

HTAP Annual Report 2017/18

Lucy Johnston 2018

Partnership working across Grampian in the health, social care and transport sectors has continued to strengthen this past year, the new Health & Transport Action Plan (HTAP) Annual Report outlines. The Nestrans Board today (Wednesday, 20 June 2018) has approved for the report be presented to the three Community Planning Partnership Boards within Grampian. The recently published review for 2017/18 covers the collective work undertaken by partners across the region including NHS Grampian, Nestrans, the Scottish Ambulance Service, Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray Councils, the three Health & Social Care …

Health and Transport Action Plan Annual Report

Lucy Johnston 2018, News

Partnership working in Grampian across the health, social care and transport sectors is reported in the Health & Transport Action Plan (HTAP) Annual Report 2016-2017.  The Health & Transport Acton Plan is progressed through collective action by Grampian wide partner organisations across health, social care and transport sectors and include NHS Grampian, Nestrans, Scottish Ambulance Service, Aberdeenshire Council, Aberdeen City Council, The Moray Council, the three Health & Social Care Partnerships and importantly the third sector.  The HTAP sets out strategic visions for partnership working with specific focus around the …