Patient Transport

[mrs_overall]

Does anyone know the criteria for eligibility? It can't be down to benefits as I have a wealthy friend in West Yorkshire who is attending a hospital in Sheffield and patient transport (a taxi) is provided.

[Mamyalynne]

Big ((HUG)) ♥

[factor-fiction]

Sqad said " We are getting very emotional, personal and well off the subject as to should the NHS pay for patients to return home after medical or surgical treatment" . I agree with the first half of the sentence but not the rest as it seems to me it was sqad who went off the subject.

Yes, there is a debate to be had about funding transport (and car parking) costs related to NHS care. I think sqad makes some very valid comments on AB about NHS spending, inefficiency and excess in an area which is seen as a 'sacred cow'.

However I am not sure whether a thread like this is the best forum as the original question asked for details of eligibility rather than for our thoughts on spending priorities and family responsibility.

It's always a difficult call on whether to stick precisely to the original question or to extend the discussions but I think that to get into that debate on this thread makes it seem like Mrs O's position and is being questioned at a difficult time.

[Traci66]

MrsO, if you could get him to my house I would gladly drive to the hospital and back for his follow up treatment, that would save you driving about forty miles of the trip, hope everything went well xx

[gness]

God Traci. I could hug you. x

[Traci66]

I am serious about it gness, I have mailed MrsO with the offer.

[gness]

Traci. I know from your posts you would be serious and I`m not surprised you made the offer. Bless you. x

[sunny-dave]

That's wonderful Traci - I'd do the same if I didn't live 200 miles away.

[pizza]

To be honest I'm a bit disgusted with this site regarding this and the other thread .
Normally respected abbers help each other and this sensitive matter has snowballed and there seems no compassion to mrs o and gness from long time users
squad is normally so helpfull to loads on here anyway and the attitude seems like it's from a different person !
I wish mrs o and gness all the best for the future, life isn't always rosy but normally the support on here is amazing but like I said the answers you were looking for and the replies have been disgusting.

[pizza]

Aww lovely offer Traci, you are the sort of person a/b needs xx

[gness]

Pizza. Jumping in on MrsO`s thread. Please don`t be disgusted with the site. MrsO and I have received so much help from Abers recently we are quite overcome at times.

Only a very few people were unhelpful and we both are feisty enough to not let it upset us.

Thank you for your good wishes. Much love Gx

[furrypusscat]

Here, here pizza. I fully agree. It is a genuine question by someone who is asking for help and personal jibes shouldn't come into it.

[pizza]

I reckon feisty is the way forward gness and mrs o lol x and I think because of the situation and the help you didn't get annoyed a lot of us.
Glad a/b has helped in the past and like us all hope it carries on helping us in the future x
Hope your daughter is ok ( well coping as well as is expected ) x

[pizza]

Thanks furry and the support we give each other goes a long way and means a lot.

[cathfromsaron]

we don't provide transport for rehab whatsoever, BUT if the GP writes a letter AND you are on certain benefits a taxi will be reimbursed by the general office!

also, some community car schemes will do it!