Martina Hussey, was very concerned in regards to her father’s health, who had an appointment he had to get to in Tullamore, they live in Longford Town. It was arranged that he would have been brought over by an ambulance. I was told to ring back the day before the appointment to confirm, when I rang back as I was told, they said would get back to me, that they had to talk to another patient, that had been arranged to travel in the same ambulance. They rang back and said because the second person had cancelled there appointment, and that they could no longer provide the lift, unless two people were to avail of an ambulance, it would not be used. Outside of that I would have to find own way over, it was hard trying to organise a lift, in such short space of time. It is not tell you need it, that you realise how much of a need it is, a transport system to a medical hospital you are sent to. Surely if you are a pensioner and have an appointment, you have go get to it. We all know and understand that these places are at a distance, but where is the foresight and obvious question of the inevitability of transport. The nurses doctors we all know do amazing heroic work, everybody agrees. Where is the necessity of transport for people who need it. We hear there is a lot of new ambulance drivers needed, as there is not enough to cover what is needed in the current system. Surely that would be a priority for a ‘distant’ health care system. We ordinary people are not in power, if you know there’s a credible need, something has to be done, the longer this goes on, it is obvious the more people it will effect. I hope and pray that nobody suffers anything real life threatening because if the lack of medical transport.