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Need to Cancel / Change an Appointment visit: Cancel or change your appointment? :: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust (dgt.nhs.uk)

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Disabled patients

The Trust is determined to ensure that  all our patients have equal opportunities when using our services. 

We have developed a Single Equality Scheme which describes how we intend to involve disabled people in improving our services and facilities and how we are going to measure and report on how well we are doing. Please view the full copy of the scheme. Disabled people may find the information below useful when planning a visit to the hospital.

Recording your personal needs

If you are happy for our staff to record your personal needs, it will help us to provide you with any assistance you require at future appointments. With your consent, we would indicate on your health records if you have, for example, a visual or hearing impairment.

Patient transport

Ambulance transport can only be provided for patients who have a medical need and who cannot travel by any other means. Ambulance staff can care for patients during the journey to and from hospital. A parent or responsible adult should accompany children. If there is a medical need a friend or relative may escort the patient the ambulance, but only with the authorisation of a doctor. Hospital transport must be arranged through your GP for your first appointment.  Further bookings need to be authorised by your hospital doctor, and made by the transport staff.

Parking information for disabled patients and visitors at Darent Valley Hospital

Disabled parking at the hospital is limited, although we will try our best to help disabled patients and visitors arriving by car.  Parking is FREE for cars displaying valid, blue badges with the dedicated disabled car park.  If someone is bringing you in a car, you can be dropped off outside the main entrance. Parking or waiting in the vehicle at these drop off zones is not permitted.

Accessible public transport

Our sites are served by a number of bus routes. Low-floor, wheelchair accessible buses run on the routes serving the hospitals

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Page last reviewed: 20 December 2023