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Patients: Transport

Commons · Question 27449 · Tabled 7 Sep 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 11 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Sir Julian Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for each of the last five financial years, what data is available on the uptake of a) the Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service, and b) the Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme among patients living in

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 11 Sep 2026

No data is centrally held on the uptake of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service provision. The following table shows the Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme’s uptake over the last five financial years:2021/2212,7632022/2313,8172023/2412,9302024/2510,3152025...