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Travelling to our sites

All our sites are close to public transport links.

For the latest information on public transport routes, please visit Transport for London’s journey planner

Plan a journey - Transport for London

Transport for London also offer useful advice for those travelling by taxi or minicab: Taxis & minicabs - Transport for London

Patient Transport

Most people should travel to and from our sites independently by private or public transport, with the help of relatives or friends if necessary. NHS-funded patient transport is reserved for when it is considered essential to ensuring an individual’s safety, safe mobilisation, condition management or recovery.

The full criteria for qualifying for patient transport are listed here:

NHS England » Non-emergency patient transport services eligibility criteria

Patients who have the following conditions may qualify:

• require oxygen and are unable to self-administer this during transit
• need specialised equipment during the journey
• need to be closely monitored during the journey
• have a cognitive or sensory impairment requiring the oversight of a member of specialist or non-specialist patient transport staff or a suitably trained driver.
• have a medical condition, have undergone major surgery (such as a transplant) and/or the potential side effects of treatment are likely to require assistance or monitoring during their journey
• have a communicable disease with which travel on public transport or in a taxi is not advised, and do not have access to appropriate private transport
• have been clinically determined as at risk from using public transport due to being immunocompromised and are unable to make their own way with relatives/friends and/or escorts/carers whether by private transport or a taxi
• have a significant mobility need that means need to travel lying down and/or need a stretcher for all or part of the journey
• need specialist bariatric provision
• are unable to self-mobilise
• are wheelchair users

Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS)

If you're referred to hospital or other NHS premises for specialist NHS treatment or diagnostic tests by a doctor, dentist or another primary care health professional, you may be able to claim a refund of reasonable travel costs under the Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS).

Information about this scheme is available here:

Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS) - NHS

If you have questions about help with health costs, contact the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) online or call 0300 330 1343. They will respond to your queries Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm and Saturday, 9am to 3pm.