To introduce a Bill to make provision in respect of transport for patients attending National Health Service hospitals and health care facilities.
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 areasThe 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.
House of Lords
8 April 2010
The bill would require primary care trusts, hospital trusts and local transport authorities to work together to coordinate transport for NHS patients. It aims to make patient transport more reliable and user-friendly, and to reduce missed appointments caused by transport problems, while requiring annual reporting on how duties are met.
The bill is currently at the Second Reading in the House of Lords and originated there; it has not yet progressed to the Commons.
Generated 21 February 2026
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.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
