News

Metrolink track replacement
Work is due to begin in May on replacing nearly 20 miles of worn-out track...read more

'Travel Training' wins transport award
Scheme is honoured at UK Bus Awards in London...read more

Bury Interchange escalator
Metrolink escalator reopens after £110,000 overhaul...read more

Safety first for Metrolink
New security team on the network...read more

Health & Transport

Putting Passengers First
The Governments's proposals for a modernised national framework for bus services:

www.publications.dft.gov.uk/listnewpubs.asp

Eddington Transport Study
Report on links between transport and the economy....read more

Healthy Futures Transport Action Group Newsletter...read more

Health Guidance
GMPTE have produced three guidance documents to help planning and health agencies to improve public transport access and awareness.

1) Landuse guidance
2) Public transport and health facilities
3) Promoting better travel to health centres

The Department of Health consultation on the hospital travel scheme
This consultation is looking at how patients can be reimbursed for their travel expenses as more care is delivered closer to home. It will also look at raising awareness of the scheme in staff and patients. Click here for more information.

Health-related Travel Difficulties
New Department for Transport fact sheet on results of National Travel Survey...read more

Events

Travel from communities in Derbyshire to health facilities
Notes and report back from the presentation to the Health & Transport Group from Mick Bond, Research Manager Derbyshire County PCT.

• View powerpoint presentation
• Mick Bond - Presentation Notes

New Health Centre in Eccles - Special event being held at Eccles Library...read more

4th Annual North West Public Health conference...view pdf

Living Streets - Walkability Workshops 2007...visit website

Walkability Workshops - Improving streets for pedestrians...read more

EU Public Health Programme - Invite to information day...read more

Research

PTA Health report
Report presented to the Passenger Transport Authority in July 2006 on the changes in the delivery of health care and the implications for public transport access...View pdf

Half of nation don't exercise - New report from Sport England...read more

Urban environment
European Commission outlines its ideas for a better environment in towns and cities...read more