Are there any travel costs support for NHS Hospital appointment bookings?

If you need to travel from the Isle of Wight to the mainland for an NHS-funded hospital appointment, you can get 50% off your ferry crossing with Wightlink.

You will pay a maximum of £35 per single crossing in a vehicle ensuring you a low price, even at peak times of travel.

If you’re an Isle of Wight resident that meets the eligibility of ‘low income’, the Discounted Fare Scheme will provide a fixed price on car, motorbike and foot passenger travel on all our routes across the Solent.

Find out more about this scheme and whether you are eligible on our special offers webpage.

If you’re referred to a hospital or other NHS premises for specialist NHS treatment or diagnostic tests by a doctor, dentist or another primary care health professional, you may be able to claim a refund of reasonable travel costs under the NHS Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS).