Patients: Travel
Commons · Question 80706 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Freddie van Mierlo
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support NHS patient transport for (a) elderly people and (b) other patients.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 22 Oct 2025
Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) are designed to provide transport for patients who have particular clinical or mobility needs that necessitate such support, which may include elderly or vulnerable patients. The eligibility criteria for NE...