Written question WQ98015
- Asked by
- Gareth DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 3 days
Question
What Welsh Government support is available for families of disabled children under the age of three to cover the cost of hospital transport?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Reimbursement of travel costs to and from hospital appointments is a matter for individual health boards to determine, in line with their overall responsibility for ensuring services are accessible and meet the needs of their local populations. Guidance on help with NHS travel costs is available at: Get help with NHS travel costs | GOV.WALES.
On 15 December 2025, the Welsh Government published Welsh Health Circular WHC/2025/049, which sets out the Patient Travel Policy for planned care. Links to the Circular in Welsh and English are below:
• Cymraeg: Polisi Teithio i Gleifion (WHC/2025/049) | LLYW.CYMRU
• English: Patient Travel Policy (WHC/2025/049) | GOV.WALES