THE Department of Health is still insisting that there has been no change to eligibility for Non-Emergency Patient Transport (NEPT) for local patients requiring dialysis sessions with the Minister for Health’s office declining to comment on the matter. In a response to questions from this newspaper regarding the withdrawal of patient transport services by Ambulance […]
Month: October 2024
Council pens letter to minister
ON Monday, September 30, Murrindindi Shire Council wrote to Mary-Anne Thomas MP, Minister for Health, Health Infrastructure and Ambulance Services, seeking urgent clarification regarding community concerns about the withdrawal of transport services for patients requiring dialysis, cancer treatment and other critical care. This follows feedback that transport to Seymour for dialysis treatment, a lifeline for […]
Sudden changes to health transport
ON Thursday, September 26, Marie Bristow raised concerns on Facebook, saying that just a day earlier, local patients receiving dialysis at Seymour had been advised that they would no longer have transport to and from their treatment paid for through Non-Emergency Patient Transport, run by Ambulance Victoria. Marie said that without the support, people needing […]
