The bus features state of the art facilities, adhering to infection control standards and health and safety requirements. Folding tables and chairs allow for flexibility, making the space suitable for a wide range of services and functions. There is a private curtained area for people wishing to speak to a clinician in confidence, and a ramp to allow easier access for wheelchair users and those with mobility issues. The rear section of the vehicle includes a couch, table and chairs, and is a confidential consulting/treatment space which can convert to a sensory area to enable anxious people to access services in a calming space. An awning increases the space available and creates an undercover area next to the bus to protect people from the weather.
In addition to being a mobile clinic for immunisations, the bus aids the Trust in general health promotion on a number of important issues such as infant feeding, smoking cessation, healthy lifestyles, dental hygiene, sexual health education, speech and language development, and mental health awareness.
The bus also allows joined up and collaborative working with other stakeholders and partners across Berkshire to better address wider healthcare issues such as providing health education around early identification of symptoms for conditions such as respiratory illness or cardiac disease, breast cancer or bowel cancer, as early intervention can help reduce associated long term health costs.