Sydney Metro Community Transport Development Project

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1 Sydney Metro Community Transport Development Project Provision of Community Transport services to South East Sydney and Illawarra Area Health Service February Prepared by: David Denmark Transport Planning and Management Tel: (7)

2 Background This research was undertaken in order to draw a picture of the role that Community Transport services play in the transport of patients to public health facilities in the South East Sydney area. In order to do this participating Community Transport groups were asked to provide information about transport provided to public health facilities during two weeks in November. The research shows which facilities Community Transport groups served, which clinics patients attended, where the patients lived, the times of their appointments and the days they travelled. Figure. Northern part of SESIAHS showing major public health facilities The research covered the northern part of the Area Health Service which includes the Local Government Areas of City of Sydney, Woollahra, Waverley, Randwick, Botany Bay, Rockdale, Kogarah, Hurstville and Sutherland Shire. The area contains major hospitals including Prince of Wales, St Vincent s and St George Hospitals and a large number of other health services. Methodology The five Community Transport groups in the region that provide transport to health facilities were involved in the survey. These were South Sydney Community Transport, Woollahra Community Transport, Randwick/Waverley Community Transport Group, St George Community Transport and Sutherland Shire Community Transport. Each printed a report from their computerised booking system covering two weeks during November ( days). These reports were then de-identified with the patient s names being replaced by a code and their street addressed being obliterated. Suburb of origin was retained. The Community Transport groups also coded each passenger according to their need for personal assistance. Information about travel to public health facilities was entered onto a database for analysis. The meaning of trips Normally when talking about the provision of Community Transport services a trip is taken to mean a one way trip (usually called a passenger trip ). In this report a trip means a one way trip to a health facility only. The return trips have not been considered because they are not always recorded on driver run sheets and it was not possible to collect this information. Service administrators have indicated to us that most trips are return trips (except for services such as hospital admissions etc.). The total number of passenger trips provided can therefore be roughly estimated by doubling the number of trips noted in this report. Provision of Health Related Transport Report - Page

3 Salient points from the research During the survey period Community Transport groups provided,7 return journeys to health facilities. Of these were to public health facilities, 9 to private health facilities and to GPs or medical specialists. The following comments relate only to transport to public health facilities: The volume of trips provided ranged from 7 by St George Community Transport to by Woollahra Community Transport. Fifty percent of all trips went to just two destinations, St George Hospital and Community Health (%) and Prince of Wales Community Health (%). Eighty four percent of all trips were to just seven destinations. Two health facilities that are very close together, St George Hospital and Calvary Health Care, accounted for % of all trips and % of all trips provided by the local Community Transport group. One third of all trips were provided to locations beyond the transport providers local area. These trips have significant resource implications for the transport operators as not only are the distances greater then for services provided within the local area, the drivers can be away for a great part of the day to transport just one passenger. A significant number (%) of trips were to public health facilities beyond the boundaries of the SES/IAHS. 7% of these trips were to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital/QEII complex at Camperdown. One resident of Waterloo is being taken three times a week to and from dialysis treatment at Concord. Nearly thirty percent of trips (where a particular clinic was identified) were to either physiotherapy or hydrotherapy services. Over half of the trips were taken by passengers who made use of the service more than once during the survey period. The clinics where multi visits happened most often were Renal Units (% of visits), Hydrotherapy (9%) and Physiotherapy (%). Of the four main hospitals in the SESIAHS region, most trips to the two southern hospitals, Sutherland and St George were mainly provided by the local Community Transport operator whereas trips to the Prince of Wales and St Vincent s were mainly served by three operators. Possible corridors along which minibus shuttles could be operated can be identified to the West and North of the St George Hospital/Calvary Health Care site and to the South and to the South West of the Prince of Wales Hospital. All of the trips were provided on weekdays. Overall, a similar number of trips were provided on each day of the week. However, among individual operators there were significant differences in the number of trips provided each day. Sixty one percent of trips were provided to passengers with medium level care needs, thirty one percent to those with low care needs and eight percent to those with high care needs. Provision of Health Related Transport Report - Page

4 Public and Private Health This study concentrates on the transport of Community Transport passengers who reside in the South East Sydney/Illawarra Area Health Service region to public health facilities. As can be seen in Table, transport to public health facilities is only part of the overall health related transport task undertaken by Community Transport groups. Trips provided to public health facilities only constitute about a third of all trips to health facilities and doctors rooms/surgeries. Table. Trips to public and private health facilities Operator Public Health Private Health GPs or Specialists Total Public Health Facility trips as % of all trips St George Community Transport 7 % Randwick/Waverley Community Transport 7% Sutherland Shire Community Transport 7 9 % South Sydney Community Transport % Woollahra Community Transport 7 % Total 9 7 % There is not consistency among Community Transport groups as to the proportion of health related transport trips provided to public health facilities compared to private health facilities. In Sutherland and the Inner City about % of all health related transport trips were to public facilities while in the Eastern Suburbs public facilities accounted for 7% of all health related transport trips. Private health facilities that attracted significant numbers of Community Transport passengers include St George Private Hospital at Kogarah, the President Private Hospital at Gymea and St Luke s Hospital at Potts Point. Destinations The most striking thing about the data is that it shows that half of all trips were to just two destinations, St George Hospital (9% of all trips) and Prince of Wales Hospital (%). Eighty nine percent of trips were to just seven destinations. St George Hospital and Calvary Health Care are very close together and could be considered one destination for transport purposes. These two venues account for % of all trips. Perhaps a surprising result was the low demand for transport to St Vincent s Hospital. Provision of Health Related Transport Report - Page

5 Table. Main destination of health related transport trips provided by Community Transport Destination (facility) Trips % of all trips Cumulative % St George Hospital and Community Health 9% 9% Prince of Wales Community Health % % Sutherland Hospital and Community Health 9% % Calvary Healthcare, Kogarah % 9% RPA (including QEII) % % St Vincent's Hospital 9 7% 7% War Memorial Hospital % 9% Other % % Total % Unfortunately about % of the records did not record to which clinic the passenger was taken. Passengers, of course, are not required to divulge this information. Nearly a third of all trips (where the clinic was recorded) were to two types of clinic - physiotherapy and hydrotherapy. A significant number of people also attended podiatry clinics. Table. Main clinics attended by patients transported by Community Transport Clinic Single trips Multi trips All trips % of all trips Cumulative % Physiotherapy clinic 9 7 % % No Answer Hydrotherapy unit % 7% Podiatry clinic 7 9 % 7% Outpatient clinic 7% % Cardiac rehabilitation unit 7 7% % Specialist 7% % Eye Clinic % % Renal Unit 9 % 9% Rehabilitation 9 % 7% Dentistry Clinic % 7% The trips to St George Hospital were predominately provided by St George Community Transport. The trips to Prince of Wales Hospital were more evenly divided among transport operators. Half of these trips were provided by the local group, Randwick/Waverley Community Transport, and a third by South Sydney Community Transport. All of the trips to Sutherland Hospital were provided by the local Community Transport group and all of the trips to the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and the QEII center were provided by South Sydney Community Transport. Provision of Health Related Transport Report - Page

6 Table. Number of trips to health facilities x transport providers Facility Trips Transport Provider Trips St George Hospital & Community Health POW Community Health Services St George Community Transport Project Sutherland Shire Community Transport Woollahra Community Transport Randwick Waverley Community Transport South Sydney Community Transport Sutherland Shire Community Transport St George Community Transport Project 7 Sutherland Hospital & Comm. Health Sutherland Shire Community Transport Calvary Healthcare Kogarah St George Community Transport Project Sutherland Shire Community Transport Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (incl QEII)* South Sydney Community Transport St Vincent's Hospital War Memorial Hospital Hurstville Community Health Centre Sydney Dental Hospital 9 Woollahra Community Transport Randwick Waverley Community Transport South Sydney Community Transport Sutherland Shire Community Transport Randwick Waverley Community Transport Woollahra Community Transport South Sydney Community Transport 9 St George Community Transport Project Sutherland Shire Community Transport 7 Randwick Waverley Community Transport South Sydney Community Transport Sutherland Shire Community Transport Peakhurst Community Health Centre 7 St George Community Transport Project 7 Dame Edith Walter Hospital Concord* Randwick Waverley Community Transport Sydney Eye Hospital Sutherland Shire Community Transport Woollahra Community Transport Randwick Waverley Community Transport Other 7 Various operators 7 Total * in Sydney South West Area Health Service One third of all trips were to facilities located out of the local area of the transport provider. Fifteen of these trips were to distant facilities (e.g. Sutherland to Westmead or Randwick to Concord). These trips have significant resource implications for the transport operator. Not only are the distances greater than services provided within the local area, the drivers can be away for a great part of the day on one job. In the local area a paid driver can provide up to seven return Provision of Health Related Transport Report - Page

7 trips per day, this is dramatically reduced when an out of area trip is included on their schedule. One of the groups, Randwick/Waverley Community Transport Group, is specifically funded to take passengers to out of area locations. Table. Number of trips to health facilities out of the local area of transport providers Out of Local Area Facility Community Transport Group Trips Prince of Wales South Sydney Community Transport Woollahra Community Transport Sutherland Shire Community Transport St George Community Transport QEII (RPA) South Sydney Community Transport St George Hospital Sutherland Shire Community Transport 7 St Vincent's Randwick/Waverley Community Transport Woollahra Community Transport Sutherland Shire Community Transport Royal Prince Alfred South Sydney Community Transport 9 Calvary Medical Centre Sutherland Shire Community Transport Dame Edith Walker Hospital Randwick/Waverley Community Transport Sydney Eye Hospital Sutherland Shire Community Transport Woollahra Community Transport Randwick/Waverley Community Transport Sydney Dental Hospital Randwick/Waverley Community Transport War Memorial Hospital Woollahra Community Transport Royal North Shore Hospital Randwick/Waverley Community Transport Darlinghurst Community Health Randwick/Waverley Community Transport Royal Hospital for Women South Sydney Community Transport Westmead Hospital Sutherland Shire Community Transport All out of area facilities % of trips were to health facilities out of the local area of the transport provider. Provision of Health Related Transport Report - Page 7

8 Table. Trips provided out of the SESIAHS area Out of SESIAHS Area Community Transport Group Trips QEII (South West Sydney Area Health Service) Royal Prince Alfred (South West Sydney Area Health Service) South Sydney Community Transport South Sydney Community Transport 9 Sydney Dental Hospital (South West Sydney Area Health Service) South Sydney Community Transport Randwick/Waverley Community Transport Dame Edith Walker Hospital (South West Sydney Area Health Service) Randwick/Waverley Community Transport Westmead Hospital (Sydney West Area Health Service) Royal North Shore Hospital (Northern Sydney/Central Coast Area Health Service) Sutherland Shire Community Transport Randwick Waverley Community Transport Total 9 Over % of the journeys were to facilities in other Area Health Service regions. Of the 9 journeys out of the SESIAHS region, were to either RPA or QEII at Camperdown. Frequency of use of services by individual passengers Over half of the trips provided catered to passengers who made multiple use of the services over the two-week period. Multi service use varied from % of passengers at South Sydney to % at Sutherland. The high multiple use of services is not surprising given the high number of trips provided to therapy centres. Table 7. Multi use and single use passengers by transport operator Operator Total Multi % Multi use Single % Single use St George Community Transport 7 9 % % Randwick Waverley Community Transport % % Sutherland Shire Community Transport 7 % % South Sydney Community Transport 9 % 9% Woollahra Community Transport % 9 % Total 7% 9 % As can be seen on the following tables passengers who used transport services more than once tended to attend therapy clinics, for example of the 7 trips to the POW Renal Unit were made by passengers that made more than one trip in the survey period. Provision of Health Related Transport Report - Page

9 Table. Multiple trips to the most commonly used clinics Clinic Single trips Multi trips Total trips % of total multi trips Renal Unit 7 % Hydrotherapy unit 9% Physiotherapy clinic 7 % Rehab 9 % Cardiac rehabilitation unit % Outpatient clinic % Specialist 7% Dentistry Clinic 7% No Answer % Eye Clinic 9 % Podiatry clinic 7 9 % Over half of the trips were taken by passengers who made use of Community Transport more than once during the survey period. The clinics where multi visits happened most often were Renal Units (% of visits), Hydrotherapy (9%) and Physiotherapy (%). Journeys provided by individual operators Randwick Waverley Community Transport Group Service coverage: RWCTG are based at Bondi Junction and provide services for people living in the Randwick and Waverley municipalities. They are also funded to provide out of area transport for residents of Randwick, Waverley the City of Sydney, Botany Bay and Woollahra Funding: HACC and Health Related Transport Program Resources available for health related transport: Three full-time drivers and three cars for local transport. One driver and one car for out of area transport. Trips to public health facilities constituted 7% of all health related transport trips provided by the group. Table 9. Trips to public and private health facilities by Randwick Waverley Community Transport Group Public Health Private Health GPs or Specialists Total Public Health Facility trips as % of all trips 7% During the survey period Randwick Waverley Community Transport Group provided journeys to public health appointments (approximately passenger trips). This equates to journeys per day. The most common public health destination for RWCTG was the Prince of Wales Hospital which accounted for % of all journeys followed by War Memorial Hospital (% of trips). RWCTG also provided a number of out of area trips including six to the Renal Dialysis Clinic at Dame Edith Walker Hospital at Concord. Over half of the trips were for passengers who travelled more than once during the survey period. Provision of Health Related Transport Report - Page 9

10 Table. RWCTG Destinations by single/multi use Randwick Waverley Community Transport Total Multi Single Usage Dame Edith Walter Hospital Con Renal Dialysis Darlinghurst Community Health Melanoma Clinic Dental Hospital (Chalmers St Sydney) Dental Clinic POW Community Health Services Cardiac rehabilitation unit Eye Clinic Hydrotherapy unit No Answer 7 Orthopedic Outpatient clinic Pain Management Physiotherapy clinic Podiatry clinic Psychology Clinic Rehabilitation Renal Unit 9 7 Specialist Total POW 9 Royal North Shore Hospital No Answer St Vincent s Community Health No Answer Physiotherapy clinic Rehab Total St Vincent's Sydney Eye Hospital Eye Clinic War Memorial Hospital Podiatry clinic Speech Pathology Total War Memorial Waverley Community Health Centre Physiotherapy clinic Total Provision of Health Related Transport Report - Page

11 Sutherland Shire Community Transport Service coverage: Sutherland Shire LGA Funding: HACC and Health Related Transport Program. Resources available for health related transport: Four station wagons, one modified minivan and a small minibus. One full time and two part-time casual paid drivers. Three or four volunteer drivers who drive project vehicles. Up to four volunteer drivers per day who drive their own vehicles. Trips to public health facilities constituted % of all health related transport trips provided by the group. Table. Trips to public and private health facilities by Sutherland Shire Community Transport Public Health Private Health GPs or Specialists Total Public Health Facility trips as % of all trips 7 9 % Sutherland Shire Community Transport provided trips during the survey period, % of them to Sutherland Hospital. Their other major destination was St George Hospital (% of trips). Thirty three trips or % of all trips were to destinations outside their service area. Table. Sutherland Shire Community Transport destinations by single/multi use Sutherland Shire Community Transport Total Multi Single Usage Calvary Healthcare Kogarah No Answer Pain Management Rehab Total Calvary Caringbah- Allied Health Oncology Unit Dental Hospital (Chalmers St Sydney) Engadine Community Health Centre Hurstville Community Health Centre Dental Clinic Outpatient clinic Outpatient clinic POW Community Health Services Medical Research MRI Total POW Southcare No Answer St Vincent's Hospital No Answer Sydney Eye Hospital Eye Clinic Westmead Hospital No Answer Provision of Health Related Transport Report - Page

12 Sutherland Shire Community Transport Total Multi Sutherland Hospital & Community Health Total Sutherland Hospital Cardiac rehabilitation unit Dental Clinic Diabetic Clinic Hand Clinic No Answer Oncology Unit Pain Management Physiotherapy clinic Radiography Rehab 7 Single Usage No Answer No Answer Total 7 Woollahra Community Transport Service coverage: Woollahra LGA Funding: HACC, Health Related Transport Program and Local Government Resources available for health related transport: One station wagon and a part-time hrs per week driver. A accessible medium sized minibus. Trips to public health facilities constituted % of all health related transport trips provided by the group. Table. Trips to public and private health facilities by Woollahra Community Transport Public Health Private Health GPs or Specialists Total Public Health Facility trips as % of all trips 7 % Woollahra Community Transport provided journeys to public health facilities during the survey period. The majority of trips were to the Prince of Wales Hospital (%). Two thirds of the passengers made more than one use of the service during the survey period. Table. Woollahra Community Transport - Destinations by single/multi use Facility Clinic Total Multi Bondi Junction Mental Health Centre POW Community Health Services Total POW Single Mental Health Clinic Diabetic Clinic Hydrotherapy unit Physiotherapy clinic Specialist Provision of Health Related Transport Report - Page

13 Facility Clinic Total Multi St Vincent s Community Health Service Total St Vincent's Cardiac rehabilitation unit Diabetic Clinic Physiotherapy clinic Specialist Single Sydney Eye Hospital Eye Clinic War Memorial Hospital Orthopaedic Total 9 St George Community Transport Service coverage: LGAs of Rockdale, Kogarah and Hurstville Funding: HACC and Health Related Transport Program Resources available for health related transport: Two paid drivers and three volunteer drivers who drive project owned cars every weekday. Two volunteer drivers in their own cars every weekday. Trips to public health facilities constituted % of all health related transport trips provided by the group. Table. Trips to public and private health facilities by St George Community Transport Public Health Private Health GPs or Specialists Total Public Health Facility trips as % of all trips 7 % St George Community Transport destinations were dominated by St George Hospital and Community Health Service which accounted for 7% of all trips. This is the highest proportion of trips to one destination for any of the five groups surveyed. In addition, % of trips were to Calvary Healthcare which is close to the St George Hospital. This means that % of all trips to public health facilities provided by St George Community Transport went to one suburb (Kogarah). On average the group provided nearly trips a day to this area during the survey period. Of the 7 trips to St George Hospital and Calvary, (or %) were by passengers who made more than one journey in the survey period. Given the volume of travel and the regular nature of many of the trips, there may be scope to develop more group transport or share ride services to these venues. However, to do this efficiently may require the cooperation of the hospital appointments system in order to group patients by time and location in order to make group travel feasible. Provision of Health Related Transport Report - Page

14 Table. St George Community Transport - Destinations by single/multi use Facility Clinic Total Multi Single St George Hospital & Community Health Services Bladder clinic Cancer Clinic Cardiac rehabilitation unit Dermatology Diabetic Clinic Eye Clinic Gynecology Hospital admission (Day surgery) Hydrotherapy unit Medical Research No Answer Outpatient clinic 7 Pathology Physiotherapy clinic Podiatry clinic Radiography Radiology Unit Rehab Renal Unit Rheumatologist Total St George Specialist 7 Hurstville Community Health Hearing clinic No answer Physiotherapy Radiography Total Hurstville CH Peakhurst Community Health Centre Dentistry Clinic Medical Research Physiotherapy clinic Total Peakhurst CH Podiatry clinic 7 7 POW Community Health Services Specialist Rockdale Community Health Centre Eye Clinic Provision of Health Related Transport Report - Page

15 Facility Clinic Total Multi Single Calvary Healthcare Kogarah Total Calvary Medical research No answer Outpatient clinic Pain management Podiatry Rehabilitation Specialist Visiting Total all trips 7 9 South Sydney Community Transport Service coverage: City of Sydney and Botany Bay LGAs. Funding: HACC and Health Related Transport Program, Community Transport Program. Resources available for health related transport: Two full time drivers and two cars. One day a week driver and small minibus. Trips to public health facilities constituted % of all health related transport trips provided by the group. Table 7. Trips to public and private health facilities by South Sydney Community Transport Public Health Private Health GPs or Specialists Total Public Health Facility trips as % of all trips % A high proportion (%) of trips provided by South Sydney Community Transport were to the Prince of Wales Hospital and % to QEII at Camperdown. Overall, % of their trips were to venues out of their service area. Provision of Health Related Transport Report - Page

16 Table. South Sydney Community Transport - Destinations by single/multi use Facility Clinic Total Multi Single Dental Hospital (Chalmers St Surry Hills) Dentistry Clinic POW Community Health Services Cardiac rehabilitation unit Dentistry Clinic Diabetic Clinic Eye Clinic Gastro Unit Hydrotherapy unit Orthopaedic Physiotherapy clinic Pre-admission clinic Rehab Specialist Urology Clinic Total POW QEII (Camperdown) Hydrotherapy unit Outpatient clinic Physiotherapy clinic 7 Podiatry clinic Total QEII Royal Hospital for Women Breast clinic Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Blood clinic Eye Clinic Melanoma Clinic Neurology Specialist Total RPA 9 St Vincent s Community Health Service Total St Vincent's IBAC Outpatient clinic Rheumatologist Podiatry clinic Total all trips 9 9 Provision of Health Related Transport Report - Page

17 Health transport corridors From the data available over the two weeks of the study it is possible to identify some possible health transport corridors along which group transport services could be operated, particularly if the demand for health related transport were to rise, as has been predicted. The provision of group or share ride services would increase the number of patients that could be carried and would free individual transport resources up for use with patients who require one-to-one assistance. We have examined possible corridors to the two most common destinations, Prince of Wales Hospital and the St George Hospital/Calvary area. In the case of the Prince of Wales Hospital there would appear to be two possible corridors. Most trips during the survey period originated in a southern corridor which roughly runs parallel to the coast from Little Bay to Randwick. During the survey period trips originated from this area. Another possible corridor runs south-west from the Prince of Wales Hospital to Botany via Kingsford. Thirty three trips originated from this area during the survey period. Such share-ride services have been considered by the groups in question but it they agree that they would require the close cooperation of the Area Health appointments system - something that has not been achieved to date. An example of this type of cooperation can be found at Canterbury Hospital where the Hydrotherapy Clinic staff arrange appointments in a way that enables the local Community Transport group to bring in multiple patients at a time. Table 9. Trips from possible group health transport corridors to Prince of Wales Hospital POW - South Corridor POW South West Corridor CHIFLEY BOTANY COOGEE EASTLAKES LITTLE BAY HILLSDALE MALABAR KINGSFORD 7 MAROUBRA MASCOT 7 MATRAVILLE PAGEWOOD RANDWICK Total Total POW Northern Corridor POW North West Corridor BONDI DARLING POINT BONDI JUNCTION PADDINGTON ROSE BAY QUEENS PARK WAVERLEY RUSHCUTTERS BAY BRONTE WOOLLAHRA Total WOOLLOOMOOLOO Total NSW Department of Health () Non-Emergency Health Related Transport - Facilitating Access to Health Services in NSW, Provision of Health Related Transport Report - Page 7

18 The other major destination was the St George Hospital/Calvary area. There appear to be three possible candidates for corridors to this destination, west, north east and from the south via Captain Cook Bridge. The most promising corridor appears to be the western where 7 trips originated during the survey period. Table. Trips from possible group health transport corridors to Prince of Wales Hospital St George Western Corridor St George North East Corridor BEVERLY HILLS ARNCLIFFE BEVERLY PARK BRIGHTON-LE-SANDS 7 BEXLEY 9 KINGSGROVE BEXLEY NORTH KOGARAH CARLTON KYEEMAGH CONNELLS POINT ROCKDALE HURSTVILLE SAN SOUCI LUGARNO Total 9 MORTDALE OATLEY PENSURST PEAKHURST Total 7 St George George s River Bridge Corridor St George Captain Cook Bridge Corridor BANGOR CARINGBAH GYMEA CRONULLA HEATHCOTE MONTEREY ILLAWONG RAMSGATE 9 JANNALI RIVERWOOD KIRRAWEE SANS SOUCI LOFTUS SOUTH HURSTVILLE SUTHERLAND WOOLOOWARE SYLVANIA Total Total 9 It should be noted that some of these corridors run across the service areas of more than one Community Transport group. The development of such corridor services would be most effective if passengers could be picked up all along the route, irrespective of which Community Transport group is providing the service. This will require that new ways of cooperating be developed between Community Transport operators. One possibility is the establishment of a Spare Seat Sharing Scheme, as is currently in operation in two regions of Victoria. Under this scheme proposed journeys are posted onto a website and spare seating See Reed, T. () Grampians Pyrenees Home and Community Care Volunteer Transport System: Feasibility Study Report, TMR Technology for the Victorian Department of Human Services, Melbourne. Provision of Health Related Transport Report - Page

19 capacity is highlighted. Other Community Transport operators or other agencies can then purchase those seats on behalf of their clients thus negating then need for them to provide a service. Days on which trips were provided All of the trips were provided on weekdays. Overall trips were relatively evenly provided across Monday to Friday. Table. Number of trips by day of week - all transport providers Day Return trips Percentage of all trips Mondays 9% Tuesdays 9 % Wednesdays 7 % Thursdays 9 % Fridays 9% All days % However, between operators there were significant differences. While Sutherland and South Sydney Community Transport had relatively even demand across the week St George had a definite peak in demand on Tuesdays whereas Randwick/Waverley Community Transport had a dip in demand on the same day. Table. Number of trips by day of week - by transport provider Operator Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday All days Woollahra Community Transport 9 9 Randwick/Waverley Community T port South Sydney Community Transport 9 9 Sutherland Shire Community T port 9 St George Community Transport 7 All operators Operator Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday All days Woollahra Community Transport % % % % % % Randwick/Waverley Community T port % % % % % % South Sydney Community Transport 9% % 9% % % % Sutherland Shire Community T port % % % % % % St George Community Transport % 9% % % % % Provision of Health Related Transport Report - Page 9

20 Passenger classification Participating Community Transport groups were asked to classify all of their passengers according to their need for assistance. The passengers were classified using the following classification tool: Statement Yes With help No Passenger is alert and orientated to time, place and person Passenger can walk from home to vehicle Passenger can manage to climb two steps Passenger can get in and out of vehicle Passenger can manage alone during appointment Passenger s carer will accompany them and provide all necessary help Passenger does not need observation during travel Passenger does not need supervision or management of challenging behaviour If boxes are only ticked on the Yes column the passenger is categorised as Low Level. If any boxes are ticked in the With Help column they are categorised as Medium Level, unless any boxes are ticked in the No column, in which case they are categorised as High Level. Low Medium High It should be noted that the classifications must be considered to be somewhat clumsy as there was a certain amount of subjective judgement involved. The figures do, however, provide a rough picture of the care needs of the passengers carried. Table. Passenger classification by single/multi use Group Passenger Classification Total % Multi Single Randwick Waverley Community Transport High % Medium % Low % 9 Total % Sutherland Shire Community Transport High % Medium 7% 7 Low 9 % Total % 7 Provision of Health Related Transport Report - Page

21 Group Passenger Classification Total % Multi Single South Sydney Community Transport High % Medium % Low % Total % 7 St George Community Transport High % Medium % 7 Low % Total 7 % Woolahra Community Transport High % Medium % Low % Total % As can be seen from the table above, the low category of passenger varied from % to % of passengers carried by different agencies. The medium category varied from % to % and the high category from % to %. Overall there were fewer high category passengers and most were categorised as having medium care needs. Table. Passenger classification for all trips All providers* High 9 9% Medium % Low 9 7% No response % Total % In terms of the passenger classification there were significant differences between certain clinics. The clinics that attracted the highest percentage of low category passengers were: Cardiac Rehabilitation % Physiotherapy % Specialists % The clinics that attracted the highest percentage of medium category passengers were: Renal Unit 9% Outpatients 79% Hydrotherapy 7% Eye Clinic 7% Podiatry 7% Provision of Health Related Transport Report - Page

22 The number of passengers categorised as high were too low to draw any meaningful conclusions. Table. Classification of passengers that travelled to most commonly visited clinics Clinic Low Medium High Total Cardiac Rehabilitation Trips Percentage % % % % Dentistry Trips Percentage 7% % 9% % Eye Clinic Trips Percentage 9% 7% % % Hydrotherapy Trips 7 Percentage % 7% % % Outpatients Trips Percentage % 79% 7% % Physiotherapy Trips 7 Percentage % % % % Podiatry Trips Percentage % 7% % % Rehabilitation Trips Percentage % % 7% % Renal Unit Trips 9 Percentage % 9% % % Specialist Trips 9 Percentage % 9% % % Provision of Health Related Transport Report - Page