Department of Health guidance on Accessibility Planning
Table of contents
- Introduction
- What is the guide for?
- What is accessibility?
- Why this matters to the NHS
- Timetable for action
- Driving change: Commissioning patient transport
- Accessibility planning - purpose
- Policy background
- Cross- sector involvement
- Accessibility and health
- Accessibility planning - process
- Overview
- Accessibility in LTPs
- NHS engagement - how you can contribute
- The strategic assessment
- The local assessment
- Option appraisal
- Implementing actions
- Benefits to health
- Health agenda
- Learning from pilots
- How accessibility planning can help PCTs/NHS trusts
- What accessibility planning will entail?
- Problems and pitfalls you may encounter
- Further information

