Heart attack patient, 83, had to drive four hours for hospital appointment

Synopsis

When he got hospital transport for a subsequent appointment, he said it was "very pleasant, no problem at all". The councillors and voluntary organisations involved in patient transport have said that, even when a patient gets transport, bookings are frequently cancelled the day before the appointment.

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