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Post by tefnut on Apr 7, 2016 10:47:43 GMT
What is the Sussex Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (PTS)?PTS is a Sussex-wide service that helps people access healthcare appointments. The service provides some 25,000 journeys per month for people who are unable to use public or other transport owing to medical conditions. The service is booked by patients through the Sussex Patient Transport Bureau (PTB) and is free at the point of use for people who meet certain medical criteria which would otherwise prevent them from getting to their appointment. It does not include urgent ambulance journeys. What are the eligibility criteria?PTS is for patients who have been clinically assessed as having a condition that means: * They need the assistance of ambulance staff or other skilled personnel for the journey, and/or; * It may be medically harmful to their health to travel by other means. NHS Patient Transport BureauTo be eligible for free non-urgent patient transport to hospital you must have a clinical need. You cannot use this service if you are visiting your GP surgery, dentist, pharmacist or optician. Click on following PDF document attachment below to download this leaflet guide:PTS.pdf (735.07 KB)
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