Baby Care Units: Out of Area Treatment
(asked on 5th March 2024) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she is taking steps to ensure that families of children in Special Care Baby Units whose babies are being treated out of their area are provided with financial assistance.
Answered by
Maria Caulfield
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
This question was answered on 11th March 2024
The NHS Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme offers financial support to eligible parents and carers, to enable them to make the journey to hospital, in these circumstances. Families can contact the Patient Advice and Liaison Service at their hospital for information and advice on travel costs and financial support.