Modeshift STARS Awards
Modeshift STARS National Travel Awards
These Awards champion the best of the best! An inspiring mix of individuals, schools, business settings, healthcare organisations, and residential developments who are all dedicated to enhancing everyday journeys and enabling more people to walk, wheel, cycle, and use public transport.
STARS Healthcare National Site of the Year
The STARS Healthcare scheme launched in July 2024, and already 109 sites nationally have achieved STARS Healthcare accreditation. Our first nominees for Modeshift STARS Healthcare National Site of the Year achieved the Very Good Travel Plan level of STARS Healthcare accreditation in the 2023/24 accreditation year.
Modeshift STARS National Travel Awards – Site of the Year Finalists
Winner: Kettering General Hospital
Local Authority: North Northamptonshire Council
Postcode: NN16 8UZ
Kettering General Hospital aims to be an exemplar Trust by ensuring they are easily accessible to all users. To achieve this, staff, patients, and visitors are actively supported to make sustainable travel choices that suit their needs whilst promoting health and wellbeing. The Travel Plan aims to increase access to the hospital by non-car modes, effectively communicate sustainable travel options to all, reduce the Trust’s carbon footprint in line with NHS Net Zero targets, and actively support travel modes which contribute to improved health and wellbeing.
Nominee: Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Local Authority: East Riding of Yorkshire
Postcode: HU16 5JQ
The Trust have embarked on a campaign to encourage staff who normally drive to work to switch to alternative means of travelling, with a focus on active commuting such as cycling, walking and running, as well as using public transport. They encourage staff to become more active in line with health and wellbeing objectives by providing discounted or free travel to and from work. With limited parking spaces, they aim to reduce the number of staff driving for work and they encourage staff to use the free bus services between sites as well as other modes of transport including cycling, e-cycles, and electric vehicles.
