One of the people I know who has been making good use of her bus pass to travel daily from the next village to help take care of her father was on the bus to the hospital
Her father died last night. She was having to go in again today to pick up his clothes. She had not been allowed to take them home with her last night because there is a procedure to go through, lists to be checked, papers to be signed
At least the journey cost only time. The bus pass took care of the cash cost
With the new polyclinics ordinary visits to the doctor will cost patients more in time & travel costs. But these will not have to come out of the NHS budget, treatment will still be free once you get to the point of delivery
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