Withdrawal of extended access to free non-emergency patient transport services
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The NHS in North Central London is inviting parents to two online advice sessions about what to do if your child is ill. There is also a recording of a previous advice session that you can watch and links to clinical advice about common childhood illnesses.
Healthwatch Enfield is running an online survey to find out how useful patients find their GP's website for finding information about appointments, alternative services like Pharmacy First or NHS 111, and other online resources that their GP provides.
A public briefing on the planned incorporation of the North Middlesex Hospital into the Royal Free London group will be held in Enfield Town on 20th November.
The local health service watchdog, Healthwatch Enfield, is seeking feedback from people living in the borough who have recently made use of maternity services at the North Middlesex Hospital.
Healthwatch Enfield wants to know how easy it is for residents to book appointments with their GPs and identify any challenges they face in accessing services.
Frances Warboys from the campaigning group Defend Enfield NHS says it's time to restore the National Health Service to its former level of efficiency and effectiveness.
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North Central London CCG, the body that pays for NHS services in our area, has announced the withdrawal of the extended access to free patient transport services that was set up in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The extended access meant that free transportation to and from non-emergency hospital appointments was available to anyone identified as "clinically extremely vulnerable" and without access to a car.
Withdrawal of the scheme, which has already occurred, has come in response to the end of the "shielding" programme, as announced by the health and social care department in September. From now on the narrower pre-pandemic eligibility criteria are back in force, so merely being "clinically extremely vulnerable" will not of itself qualify you for free transportation.
The criteria for providing free transportation are themselves currently under review - a consultation on proposed changes ended on 25th November.
For more information, see the links below.
