2018 was a busy year for the hospital car service! On one day alone we carried out 11 trips and when coordinating in January we received 48 requests in one week, which must be a record.
Trip numbers for 2018:
January – 130
February – 110
March – 112
April – 107
May – 125
June – 103
July – 128
August – 111
September – 102
September – 102
October – 143 (a record-breaking month!)
November – 102
December – 81
TOTAL: 1354
Please remember that the hospital car service is by GP referral only. We primarily cover outpatient appointments, but we can also arrange transport for procedures, such as day surgery, cataract operations or admission for surgery involving a stay in hospital afterwards.
– Sue Watkins (Coordinator & Trustee)