PATIENTS have seen the cost of transport to hospital increase dramatically following a review by a health trust West Herts Hospitals Trust offers a voluntary services transport scheme under which volunteers give patients a lift to hospital and have their
PATIENTS have seen the cost of transport to hospital increase dramatically following a review by a health trust
West Herts Hospitals Trust offers a voluntary services transport scheme under which volunteers give patients a lift to hospital and have their fuel costs reimbursed.
Patients were being charged 45p per mile or a minimum charge of £2 for a return journey to cover the cost of fuel. But last Saturday the trust raised the price to 60p per mile or a minimum fee of £5 for a return journey to cover the rising prices.
A spokesperson for the trust said they ran the volunteer scheme for patients who fell outside the Patient Transport Service which takes people - primarily those with mobility problems - to hospital in an ambulance. The trust had reviewed the scheme and had increased the charges to cover the costs of running it.
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