Transport in West Berkshire
You can find information about public transport in West Berkshire including the Transport Near Me search on the West Berkshire council website.
This includes a timetable and a journey planner as well as much more information on the services they provide.
Website
www.westberks.gov.uk/transport
South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS)
SCAS operates the non-emergency patient transport service (PTS) in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire providing transport for people who are unable to use public or other transport due to their medical condition, and include those who are:
- attending hospital outpatient clinics
- being admitted to or discharged from hospital wards
- needing life-saving treatments such as radiotherapy, chemotherapy or renal dialysis or DVT treatment.
To book your own transport; please ring the patient eligibility line on 0300 123 9826 and choose option 1.
If you have booked transport and find you no longer require it, please cancel it to ensure this place can be offered to someone else by ringing the patient cancellation line on 0300 790 0143.
The patient transport service contact centre is open 7am to 7pm.
Website
www.scas.nhs.uk/our-services/non-emergency-patient-transport-service/
The Downland volunteer group
The Downland volunteers provide private car transport for doctors’ appointments, hospital visits, opticians or dentist appointments and other appointments that may be required.
As well as transportation to local doctors’ surgeries they can take passengers to hospital appointments in Newbury, Reading, Oxford, Basingstoke, and Swindon.
They do not charge for the services but do ask that you make a contribution towards the drivers’ mileage costs. The level of contribution is different depending on the length of journey made.
Website
www.downlandvolgroup.org
Phone
Monday – Friday 9:30 – 11:30
01635 578 394
Email
dvg.office@btinternet.com (For general enquires only)
Please note that bookings can be made via phone only.