NHS SY ICB - Non-Emergency Patient Transport - Additional Discharge

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It is estimated that around £460 million is spent on NEPTS a year across England – at an average cost of around £38 per journey. That represents about £1 in every £275 spent by the NHS, approximately the same as the total cost of radiotherapy. For people with a medical or severe mobility need, non-emergency patient transport services (NEPTS) provide an essential means to access the NHS, who otherwise might not be able to attend appointments or be discharged from hospital. <br/><br/>On average the Provider discharges a total of 11,268 patients per annum from Barnsley, Rotherham, and Doncaster…