Providing affordable, accessible rural community transport in rural areas
Home to Hospital, Health & Wellbeing:
Door-to-Door Out-of-Area Transport Service for
people with disabilities, people with mobility
issues and older people
A new affordable and accessible door to door subsidised community transport service to help people with disabilities, people with mobility issues and older people in Fermanagh attend hospital, health and wellbeing appointments in the Western Trust area.
What is the service?
The Home to Hospital, Health and Wellbeing service is a new community transport service funded by The Motability Foundation and delivered by Fermanagh Community Transport.
Who can use the service?
The aim of the service is to help people with a physical or hidden disabilities, people with mobility issues and older people who do not have access to public or private transport attend hospital, health and well-being appointments across the Western Trust area.
How it will be delivered?
The new service will be delivered primarily by our volunteer car drivers, and we have accessible vehicles for those with significant mobility issues, and for those who depend on wheelchairs.
How do I Join?
New clients must register as a member of Fermanagh Community Transport, in order to use the new service. Membership is free.
Where can I travel to?
Qualifying clients (living in the Fermanagh area, with no access to public or private transport), can use the service to attend Hospital Appointments in Altnagelvin or Omagh Hospital and Primary Care Complex, and any other health and well-being appointments in the Western Trust area.
Unfortunately, the service cannot be used for emergency transport.
