Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services.

Descriptions

NHS Norwich, NHS North Norfolk, NHS South Norfolk and NHS West Norfolk Clinical Commissioning Groups (the Commissioners) require to renew their current arrangements for the provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS) to provide access to a service for those eligible patients who require health related transportation. The service will cover non-urgent, planned transportation of patients with a medical need for transport from home to hospital, hospital to home, home to their designated place of treatment, from their designated place of treatment to home, and between their designated places of treatment. The means of transportation will encompass a wide range of vehicle types and levels of care consistent with the medical needs of the patient. The service is required to commence by no later than 1.10.2014.