health related transport

Health Related Transport
One of ANCA's main activities is providing free transport for clients to be able to attend health-related appointments at clinics, surgeries, hospital outpatients, dentists, chiropodists etc.		Click on photograph to enlarg. Click "Back" on browser to return.
ANCA provides clients with door-to-door transport for non urgent health related appointments. Volunteers use their own vehicles to provide the transport. Wheelchairs can usually be accommodated and help and support given to frail, disabled or sensory impaired clients. The provision of this service enables clients to attend local clinics and hospitals without having to wait for health authority transport, struggle by public transport or pay for costly taxi services. The service is free to clients and is intended for those who have severely restricted mobility.
ANCA does not provide transport for social purposes, other than to and from ANCA's own organised events and Unity Club on Fridays.
ANCA office staff provide the administrative link between client's calling in for regular, or occasional appointments and volunteer drivers who will collect the clients from their homes, take them to the appointment and collect them afterwards. ANCA also receives a growing number of referrals direct from the statutory medical and social organisations. All calls are logged.
If you, or perhaps a neighbour or relative, find it difficult to attend appointments, please give the office a call. It is our normal practice to restrict the service to clients living within our geographical area (see "About Us"). The destination is normally within the Borough of Croydon or adjoining Boroughs, though exceptions can be made in certain circumstances. Transport is normally in private cars and the volunteers are not medically trained.		Do you, a relative, neighbour or friend need this transport ? Ring the ANCA office
Volunteers needed ! This service is heavily utilised and ANCA always needs additional volunteer drivers. Because of the level of demand, ANCA always wants to hear from volunteers with access to a car and who are able to provide transport during the day. Most appointments take less than an hour door-to-door. A mileage allowance is payable to drivers to cover expenses.		Please consider joining ANCA as a driver - the need is very great !
		Ring the office: 020 8654 5062