CITY hospital workers are looking at more ways to get their colleagues to take to the saddle after forming motorbike and bicycle user groups.

Staff from the Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust are joining forces to improve facilities for bikers who ride to work.

The Motorcycle/Scooters Users Group and the Bicycle Users Group will get together for the first time at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital this month.

They will also discuss issues that affect them, the best routes to get to work and ways to get involved in local and national events.

Motorcyclist Jake Allison, trust web development officer, said: "It's a great opportunity for us to improve facilities and a chance to chat to fellow bikers about a favourite pastime."