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What can we do to introduce staff to the policies on travel?

How can we support staff in taking the most efficient trips ?

How can we support staff in completing mileage claims monthly?

What can we do to encourage staff to car share?

How can we emphasise the need for staff to consider alternative forms of transport for journeys over 60 miles?

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Would like to claim more often - there is twice a month option that has been introduced.

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No always aware if anything new is coming up. Will circulate intranet news if seen.

Travel handbook

Team talk - use over the year at key times

Training - Driver safety online that has to be done.

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Part of induction - E learning, encourage better ways of travelling, changing culture.

A hang over from Covid - there are so many meetings now - time for travel is limited as we do not have the luxury of back to back meetings now.

Continue meetings on teams - have quick meetings more frequently.

need more pool cars and in more locations.

need to look at the data.

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Reablement team - category systems to allocate work to better reduce travel.

Day travelling - day recording

Crisis situations - no time for planning

Families are unpredictable and appointments can change

Still some online meetings. Although statutory has to be face to face to children. Extra visit - Youth Justice Service encourage online. Noticed a better attendance.

Team meetings - staff more present when online.

Manage remote working by having one day a week in the office.

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work is allocated in close proximity to other calls.

encourage staff to plan their visits with good time management.

this could be revisited with in team meetings.

A trial of pool cars to see if they work.

can the car be prioritised for long journey's/ lots of visits.

could be useful for staff who do not have access to their own car.

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Will be good to see the BI Hub to monitor. Budget holder - good to see and monitor, but won't help the senior practitioners see who has or hasn't submitted.

Supervisions - Is mileage claims included in the?

Smart phones used in some cases

Highlight the policy of time limits of travel claims.

Build time in admin time to include travel claims (last Friday in the month).

Can sometimes end up doing more miles than expected or less - way this up with the ire of a car.

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Time.

Make claim process simpler.

brought up in team meetings.

AI to plan journey's - planning.

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S - 60miles or more is rare. When over/out of county alternatives are considered, such as train. Wasn't aware of the Arnold Clarke option of a car hire. Comms needed around this.

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Improve BMS functionality- Possibly an app on people phones

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Ensuring technology is up to date to allow more hybrid working

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Integrating into the agenda of group meeting

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Are more localised training options are a possibility to reduce mileage.

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New social workers training and inductions

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More clarity on policies