This medical transport is only for eligible patients to travel from their place of residence within City and Hackney limits to their GP practice or local COVID-19 vaccination centre and the return trip. It is not for transporting patients to hospital – other services are specifically commissioned for that purpose.

Any queries regarding this service please contact Mohammed Chowdhury at mohammedchowdhury@nhs.net
 

Medical patient transport service available for:

1. City and Hackney GP practices for ‘at risk’ patients that may require transport to the practice for essential long-term condition monitoring e.g. blood tests, foot check, spirometry etc. (see further information in Downloads: 'Additional information')
2. Eligible patients to attend Covid vaccinations at the City and Hackney local vaccination service (LVS) (see Eligibility criteria below)

 

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusions

Please only refer patients that are/have either:

• Extremely clinically vulnerable (i.e. shielding)
• An impairment requiring assistance with mobility
• An additional clinical reason for needing transport e.g. SMI/LD

This is a limited resource that we are going through quite quickly. Transport costs are approximately £30-40 per patient. Referrals will not be rejected, but we do want to ensure this resource is used for those most in need.

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How to refer

The following clinicians can refer to this service: GPs

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