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Entitled to free hospital transport?
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MarcJ88
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Hi.
Not sure if this is the right place for such a thread. My wife and I live in Durham and she's just been sent to London on a random Wednesday morning to chat with a consultant.
They couldn't have picked a more inconvenient time but it's been a long, long wait.
Can't go down on the Tuesday night because transport/accommodation prices are painful but it's too early for a Wednesday morning journey.
Can we claim for financial help here? Neither of us are on benefits.
Not sure if this is the right place for such a thread. My wife and I live in Durham and she's just been sent to London on a random Wednesday morning to chat with a consultant.
They couldn't have picked a more inconvenient time but it's been a long, long wait.
Can't go down on the Tuesday night because transport/accommodation prices are painful but it's too early for a Wednesday morning journey.
Can we claim for financial help here? Neither of us are on benefits.
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Can you do it via video call? have you explained the difficulties to them or tried to change the time of the appointment?"You've been reading SOS when it's just your clock reading 5:05 "0
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Non-emergency patient transport servicesSome people are eligible for non-emergency patient transport services (PTS). These services provide free transport to and from hospital for people including:
those whose condition means they need additional medical support during their journeythose who find it difficult to walkparents or guardians of children who are being transportedPTS may not be available in all areas. To find out if you're eligible for PTS and how to access it, you'll need to speak to your GP or the healthcare professional who referred you to hospital.
Claiming for hospital transport costsYou may be able to claim for the cost of transport to hospital through the Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS) if you're referred for specialist NHS treatment or tests.
Read more about the Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS), including who's eligible, what the conditions are and how to make a claim.
https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/hospitals/going-into-hospital/how-to-organise-transport-to-and-from-hospital/
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Can you contact the Consultant's Secretary - perhaps change to an afternoon appointment ?Never pay on an estimated bill. Always read and understand your bill0
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Have you checked if there are any work related organisations that might be willing to assist? Unions too sometimes. If you give a few work details someone might have some ideas.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Debt Free Wannabe, Old Style Money Saving and Pensions boards. If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.
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Could you go down Tuesday night and stay outside the centre on a train route and get in that way or is the cost of overnight simply too high full stop? Could you split the journey to stop and drive the next day?
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