Patient Transport Bill [HL]

Long title

To introduce a Bill to make provision in respect of transport for patients attending National Health Service hospitals and health care facilities.

Summary

The purpose of the Patient Transport Bill is to ensure the provision of patient transport services is co-ordinated between primary care trusts, hospital trusts and local transport authorities. <br><br>Through such co-ordination, the Bill aims to provide for more effective, user-focused transport services, and to prevent problems such as patients missing appointments from a lack of available transport.<br><br><strong>Key areas</strong><br><br><ul><li>The Bill would place a duty on primary care trusts, hospital trusts and local transport authorities to co-ordinate the provision of patient transport services.</li></ul><ul><li>In fulfilling this duty, primary care trusts, hospital trusts and local transport authorities would have to have regard to efficiency and economy.</li></ul><ul><li>Primary care trusts, hospital trusts and local transport authorities would have to specify in their annual reports how they had fulfilled these obligations.</li></ul>

Progress through Parliament

1. 1st reading· Lords

   23 November 2009 – 23 November 2009

2. 2nd reading· Lords

   5 February 2010 – 5 February 2010