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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Whittaker

Patients left stranded and forced to take public transport to hospital appointments

Patients with mobility issues have been left stranded with no way of getting to and from their hospital appointments, according to a review.

Every weekday, more than 20,000 people use NHS non-emergency patient transport services to get to appointments, operations and services such as dialysis.

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