Emergency services and dementia

Transport

Carers are allowing to travel in the ambulance if your loved one is being taken to hospital.

Carers are also able to accompany their loved ones in hospital transport when they are being discharged. The carer would need to let the nurse in charge know that they wish to accompany the patient, as this would need to be arranged at the same time as when that the transport home is booked to ensure that the carer can be accommodated.  The carer would need to be independently mobile themselves.