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Travel to Practice Placement Guide
HOSPITAL
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ContentPAGE 3
Whattodofirst
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Travelin&aroundYork
Travelingintheplacementcircuitregion
Publictransport
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Tickets,seasontickets&passes
Traintimetables
Usingtaxis
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Difficultieswithpublictransport
Driving&parking
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Temporaryaccommodation
TheLearningSupportFund
Financialdifficulties
Important!
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Findoutasmuchasyoucanaboutyourplacement
• Searchtheinternetforit.
• AccesstheHealthcarePlacementswebsitewhereyouwillfindinformationaboutplacementsonourplacementcircuit.
Locateyourplacement
• Findoutwhereyourplacementis.
• Planyourjourney.Consider the times of day (or night) you might need to travel to and from your placement i.e. you may be asked to do some night shifts.
• Willyouneedtousepublictransport?Will this be working when you might need to use it?
• Doingatrialruncouldbeveryuseful!
Youhavereceivedyourplacementallocation.Now what?
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Travelin&aroundYork
AreyounewtoYork?YoumayfindiTravel Yorkusefulwhenitcomestogettingaroundthecity.iTravelYorkisaCityofYorkCouncilwebsitebrimmingwithinformationregardlessofhowyouplantogetaroundthecity,whetheritbeonfoot,cycle,publictransportorbycar.
University Travel Optionsprovidesinformationaboutthestudent-specificpublictransportoptionsavailabletoyou.
HelpfulLinksforTravelinginthePlacementCircuitRegion
North Yorkshire
Scarborough
Harrogate
York
PublicTransport
Youmayneedtousepublictransport(oracombination)inordertogettoyourplacement.
Bearinmindthatthereareoftenanumberofdifferentoptionsandroutes,andplanningaheadmakessurethatyouarewell-preparedforanypotentialproblemssuchasbeingabletogettoplacementontime.
Traveline isveryusefulforplanningyourdoortodoorjourney.Seat61canalsobeuseful.
NorthYorkshire
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Tickets,SeasonTickets&Passes
Studentfinanceshaveneverbeentighter,anditisworthnotingthatseasonticketsandtravelpassesmaybeaneasywaytocutdownontravelcosts.
The Train Line, Money Saving Expert, First Buses arejustsomeoftheoptionsoutthere.
Remember you should always try to access the cheapest form of transport if you are hoping to be reimbursed though the TDAE scheme. However students are reminded that their personal safety comes first.
TrainTimetables
National Rail
The Train Line
UsingTaxis
“Studentsareexpectedtotravelbythecheapestformoftransportavailablewhereitisreasonablypracti-caltodoso.Wewillnotnormallyreimburseanycostsyouhaveincurredwhentravelingbytaxiunlessthishasbeenspecificallyrecommendedandagreedbyyouruniversitybecauseofexceptionalcircumstances.Wherethisisagreed,reimbursementmaybelimitedtotheequivalentpublictransportrate.” - Learning Support Fund
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PotentialChallengeswithPublicTransport
Needlesstosay,noteveryjourneygoesaccordingtoplanespeciallywhenitcomestopublictransport.Unforeseenissuessuchascancellationstoservicescanbeparticularlyproblematic.
However,ifwhenresearchingpublictransportoptionsforgettingtoyourplacement,youdiscoverthatthereisaproblemeithergettingthereontimeorgettinghomeafterwards,pleaseconsiderthefollowing:
Driving&Parking
Usingyourownvehicletotraveltoyourplacement?Google Maps and The AA canbeusedforbothplanningyourrouteandtocheckontraveltimes,roadworksandthelatesttrafficnewsregardingyourroute.Parking may be available for students at the main teaching hospitals in our circuit.
York Teaching Hospitals AparkingpermitcanbeobtainedforuseatYork,ScarboroughandBridlingtonhospitals.
Thisreducesthecostofparkingbutdoesnotrenderitfreeofcharge.
PleaseaskinStudentandAcademicSupportServiceoremaildohs-student-services-group@york.ac.uk toobtaintheformwhichisaccompaniedbyinstructionsonhowyoucangetthepermit.
Harrogate District HospitalStudentsmaypurchaseaparkingpermitthatreducesthecostofparkingatHarrogateDistrictHospital.Again,thisreducesthecostofparkingbutdoesnotrenderitfreeofcharge.
1. Ourpracticepartnersarewell-awareofthedifficultiessomestudentswillencounterusingpublictransportwhenitcomestoearlystarttimesandlatefinishtimes.Studentsareadvisedtodiscusstheirdifficultieswithpracticestaffandnegotiatetheirstart/finishtimes.
2. Sometimesitmaymakemoresensetotaketemporaryaccommodationclosertoyourplacement.Forinstance,therearesomeaffordableaccommodationoptionsinbothHarrogateandScarboroughbutpleasebearinmindthatwhenclaimingforreimbursementfortemporaryaccommodation,youmustsupplyproperreceipts.Currently£55isthemaximumyoucanbereimbursedforonenight’sstayincommercialaccommodation,£25pernightfornon-commercialaccommodation.
3. Ifyouopttostayintemporaryaccommodation,trytomakesurethatitiscloseenoughtoyour placementsoastoruleoutanyserviceissueswithpublictransport.
4. Ifyouareworkinganearlyshift,itmaymakesensetostayovernightinyourtemporaryaccommodationthenightbefore.
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Remember keep all parking related receipts, parking tickets etc. in order to be eligible for reimbursement for these charges. If you pay by card, phone or via the Internet, you may also have proof of purchase through your bank statement or similar.
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TheLearningSupportFund
StudentsstartinganewNursing,MidwiferyorAlliedHealthProfessionalcourseonorafter1August2017maybeeligibletoapplyforfinancialsupportfromtheLearningSupportFund(LSF).Thisofferssupportfor:studentswithatleastonedependentchild(ChildDependantsAllowance)practiceplacementtraveland/ortemporaryaccommodationcosts(TravelandDualAccommodationExpenses)studentsexperiencingfinancialhardship(ExceptionalSupportFund)
Toclaim,youwillneedtomeettheeligibilitycriteria.PleasecopythebelowURLandpasteitintoyourbrowsertoreadtheguidancenotes: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/2019-07/LSF%20Stu-dent%20guidance%20booklet%20%202019-20%20%28V1%29%2007%202019_0.pdf
IfyouhaveappliedforandreceivestudentfinancethroughStudentFinanceEngland(orequivalent),youmaybeeligibletoclaimforreimbursementforsomeorallofthecostsincurredwhilsttravelingtopracticethroughtheTravelandDualAccommodationExpensesscheme(TDAE),alongwithotherfinancialsupport.
PleasecopythebelowURLandpasteitintoyourbrowsertoreadtheguidancenotes.ThefollowingconcentratesoncompletingtheTDAEclaimform:https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/sites/de-fault/files/2019-07/TDAE%20application%20guidance%20booklet%20%28V2%29%2010%202018.pdf
TemporaryAccommodation
StudentandAcademicSupportServicecollectinformationfromaccommodationprovidersinHarrogateandScarborough.AlthoughtheinformationwesupplyshouldnotbeconstruedastheDepartment’srecommendation.
[email protected] forthelatestinformation.
Airbnb canbeacheapwayoffindingaccommodationclosetheyourplacement.
Important!
RememberwhenclaimingTDAEyoumayonlyclaimthedifferencebetweenthecostoftravelfromyourtermtimeaddresstopracticeminusthecostoftraveltotheoryfromyourterm-timeaddress,regardlessofwhetheryouareaccessingtheoryatthistime.Therearenoexceptionstothis.
FinancialDifficulties
Ifyouareexperiencingfinancialdifficultiesinrelationtothecostsinvolvedwithtraveltopractice,youmaybeeligibleforadditionalfinancialsupportviaanemergencyloan.PleasecontactStudentandAcademicSupportServiceorformoreinformation,email:[email protected]
TravelandDual
AccommodationExpenses
£
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