PART 10Miscellaneous and general
Health boards: duty to work with community transport bodies
I1121Health boards: duty to work with community transport bodies
1
In providing non-emergency patient transport services, each health board must work with bodies which provide community transport services in its area.
2
But nothing in subsection (1) requires a body which provides community transport services in its area to undertake work for which it does not have the capacity.
3
As soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each financial year, each health board must publish a report setting out—
a
the steps it has taken to comply with the duty in subsection (1),
b
its position on the extent to which non-emergency patient transport services in its area have been—
i
effective, and
ii
cost effective,
c
any further action it proposes to take to comply with the duty in subsection (1).
4
A report under subsection (3) may be published in such manner as the board considers appropriate.
5
In this section, “community transport services” means—
a
community bus services within the meaning of section 22(1) of the Transport Act 1985, and
b
such other transport services or descriptions of transport services which are provided—
i
by a body concerned for the social and welfare needs of one or more communities, and
ii
without a view to profit by that body or anybody else,
as the Scottish Ministers may by regulations specify.