Patient Transport Bill [HL] 2009-10

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	HL Bill 18 09-10 (as introduced) | PDF version, 63KB	24.11.2009

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During second reading of the Bill on 5 February, a discussion took place on issues including the co-ordination of services.

The 2009-10 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.

Summary of the Bill

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.  

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.

Key areas

• 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.

• In fulfilling this duty, primary care trusts, hospital trusts and local transport authorities would have to have regard to efficiency and economy.

• Primary care trusts, hospital trusts and local transport authorities would have to specify in their annual reports how they had fulfilled these obligations.

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