Specialist areas
Travel to hospital appointments
Hospital transport
Transport to hospital appointments is only given where there is a true medical need. Your general practitioner will advise if you are eligible. There is tight criteria in each health organisation.
If you have any questions we suggest you discuss this with your doctor and or the Patient Advise Liaison teams.
London congestion charge
Certain NHS patients are eligible for a reimbursement of the Congestion Charge when travelling to an NHS appointment in central London. To be eligible a patient must:
- have a compromised immune system, require regular therapy or assessment, or require recurrent surgical intervention
AND
- be clinically assessed as too ill, weak or disabled to travel to an appointment on public transport.
The NHS organisation where you have your appointment will assess whether you are eligible for the reimbursement scheme, and give the reimbursement. Take your Congestion Charge receipt to your appointment.