Provider Areas Covered Destinations Mobility’s Operation Times Cost Contact for pick up covered covered Braintree Braintree, One Way Wheelchairs are Earliest Pick up time is It should be noted to Bookings and Enquires to: District and transport to accepted and 08.00 and latest pick up the patient that the 01376 557 883 Community every Broomfield fully accessible time is 17.00 service is not free. Transport village/ Hospital, transport Payment is made to Community.transport@braintre within Springfield available the driver but a quote e.gov.uk the Braintree Medical can be obtained when District Council Centre, Escorts are not booking journey. Note: Two working days’ notice borders allowed to be is required to book transport. University transported. Bus Passes are not Hospital, accepted. County Hospital and The Oaks in Colchester

Return journeys to Braintree Community Hospital, St Michaels and Halstead Hospital. Patients within Return Walking Operation times are It should be noted to Bookings and Enquires to: Community Chelmsford City journeys to Patients & between 9.00 and the patient that the 01245 477 700 Transport Council which Healthcare Wheelchair 17.00. service is not free. includes the sites and patients [email protected] following areas: Broomfield £5.00 annual hospital. Essential membership fee plus a Note: Two working days’ notice Escorts travel small contribution is required to book transport. Broomfield free of charge. based on a sliding Chignal scale for each journey. Danbury Patients bus passes are also accepted as payment but only on

Created by NHS Mid Essex CCG, July 2014 Great and Little minibus journeys. Leighs Payment is made to Highwood the driver on the day. Sandon South (Town Council) Springfield Stock Woodham Ferrers

Dengie Dart Serving the Return Walking Operated on a timetable Costs: £8 single (£12 Bookings and Enquires to: (operated by Dengie, journeys to St Patients & basis, copy of this can return) between 01621 87 44 10 Arrow Taxis) Heybridge & Peter’s Wheelchair be found on the below Broomfield and areas Hospital and patients link: Heybridge/Maldon. £8 Broomfield http://www.arrowtaxi.co. single (£12 Note: Must be pre-booked no hospital. Essential uk/Download.html return) between later than 90 minutes before Escorts travel Maldon and Dengie. travel from the Dengie and no free of charge. £15 single (£25 return) later than 30 minutes from the between Broomfield Maldon and Heybridge Areas. and Dengie. Payment can be made on This is a door-to-door service vehicle, or by card in (much like non-emergency advance to the office. ambulances), but drivers are

Created by NHS Mid Essex CCG, July 2014 limited in the assistance they Patient’s bus passes can give to passengers, as are also accepted as they may not leave their payment. vehicles unattended. Passengers with special needs should notify this when booking.

Viking Return Annual Membership is Bookings and Enquiries to: Community journeys to St £7.50 per year. 01621 84 31 64 Transport Peter’s Hospital. Contributions to the Note. Must be pre-booked with Scheme are currently a minimum of two working 40p per mile (min days’ notice. charge £2.00 per one Journeys can be block booked. way trip) for all related Maximum of two return miles travelled by the journeys per week, This may volunteer in their own be increased if volunteers are vehicle. However if available and/or the need is there is no volunteer unexpected e.g. doctors visit. driver available within a reasonable distance of the passenger’s pick up, Viking community transport may subsidise up to £2.00 for each journey. Due to the increased costs of running a minibus, a subsidised sliding scale is used for the accessible minibuses .

Created by NHS Mid Essex CCG, July 2014