Adult Social Care Transport
Provision
Public Consultation
Cambridgeshire County Council is talking to people about a policy for
transport for people who use its service.
This will help us to make sure we can support you with transport or
not
We want to make sure that everybody is treated equally
To support us we would like to hear your views
By filling in the questionnaire
Have your say by filling in the form and giving us your comments.
If you would like help with this form you can
Call 01223 715300
Or
Email [email protected]
This is the Easy read version and has been specially created to make
sure we hear everybody's views
Please make sure to return this to us by the 12th March.
Consultation Team, Cambridgeshire County Council, Shire Hall,
SH1012, Castle Hill, Cambridge, CB3 0AP
We would like you to mark the paper with a
or a
We would also like to hear your views, so you can write in the
comments box
Section One
We have written a transport policy and want your views.
Please tell us your comments
This questionnaire is for service users
About You
We want to know about you so we can make sure we have a wide variety of views, if
you are supporting someone to fill this in then please record their details
Are you…
Male
Female
Other
Prefer not to say
How old are you?
18-24
25 – 34
35-44
45- 54
55-64
75-84
85 or older
65-74
prefer not to say
Have you any health problems ?
Yes
No
prefer not to say
If yes , does this make it hard to ?
Do every day things that people your age do
Having a job training or education
Using buildings, streets, and transport
Reading and writing
Other people treating you differently because of your disability
Telling people what you need and going out
Other things
No difficulty with any of the above
What is your postcode?
We would like to know so we can make sure we hear the views
from all across Cambridgeshire
Which of the following best describes where you live?
Home owned by me including if you have a mortgage
Social housing
Sheltered accommodation
Residential accommodation
Supported living
With family
Other – please tell us
Your Current Support
Are you getting a Personal Independence Payment or Disability Living
Allowance?
Yes
No
Prefer not to say
Do you have a car funded by Motability allowance ?
Yes
No
Don’t Know
If yes can you drive the car yourself
Yes
No
Don’t Know
Do you currently access County Council Transport services or those
funded or provided by them?
Yes
No
If Yes tell us about them
Your Community and Social Life
We want to know about what people do and what support people need
so they can be as independent as possible
Do you go to any social clubs or groups
Yes
No
tell us about them
Would you like to be more involved in social groups?
Yes
No
what stops you
Does going to a group help you feel more independent, safe and well?
Yes
No
tell us more
Does the lack of transport stop you from going to activities
Yes
No
tell us more
Your Travel needs
We want to know how you get about now.
We want to make sure that all those who have an assessment can have
fair access to transport
Cambridgeshire county council will if possible support you to make your
own transport arrangements.
We would like to know about the kinds of transport that you use and
how often you use it.
Tell us more on the chart on the next page.
Daily
Own car
Public bus
Transport
through family
and friends
Bike
Taxi
Community
such as dial
a ride
Shopmobility
Council
Transport
Other
Once a
week
Once
every
two
weeks
Once or
twice a
month
Once or
twice
every
six
months
One or
two times
a year
Less
often
Never
We would like to know if you know about other transport services and if you
use them
Do you know about the following services in your area that can help you.
I use this
community transport like
dial a ride
Voluntary Drivers
Voluntary organisations
like Age Concern and Red
Cross
Patient Transport services
Cambridgeshire county
Council
Public Transport
Others please tell us
I have heard of
this an I Know
how to use it
I have heard of
this and I don’t
know how to use
it
I have not heard
of this service
Day Services Travel Needs
How long in minutes does it take you to travel from home to your service
Minutes
If day services you needed were closer to your home, would you like to
go to a local centre?
Yes
No
I don’t attend
If it became necessary, would you be willing to pay for or continue to pay
for, your transport?
Yes
No
I don’t attend
Would you be willing to pay a contribution / reasonable cost for
Cambridgeshire County Council transport to:
Yes
No
I don’t attend
Local Facilities
Facilities outside
your local area
Would you be able to pay for, or continue to pay for transport?
Yes
No
I don’t attend
Your Travel Needs
We would like to know about your use of public transport:
Where it’s available are you able to use public transport?
Yes
No
Do you need help you use public transport
Yes
No
Do you have any comments about how you use public transport?
Public transport
Own transport
car, bike or on
foot
Council
transport
Community
transport
I do not do
these trips
How do you usually travel to and from the following please select the type you use the most
work
Study or college
Health a doctor or
dentist
shopping
Non essential
shopping
Visiting Friends or
family
Leisure or
recreational
Community and
Day centres
Others
Do you have any comments about how you travel to different places?
Would you be able to use your own or local transport and not use Cambridgeshire County
Council transport to get you to a service?
Yes
No
I don’t use a service
If you have anything else to tell us please comment below
Thank you for taking the time to help us
The results will be published
If you would like us to tell you the results
Your email
Your address
Would it be ok to contact you regarding any comments on this survey?
Yes
No
If you would like to talk about the survey
Contact
Derrick Biggs
[email protected]
01354 750084