Medicar is based in Colchester and provides planned specialist adult transport across Essex, from local appointments to cross-county discharge and care home journeys.
Being based in Essex helps with journeys involving Colchester, Chelmsford, Braintree, Clacton, Basildon, Southend and surrounding communities. Availability still depends on the passenger, route, timing and resources required.
Hospital and care journeys may cross county boundaries into Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, London or farther afield. The quote is based on the full journey rather than an artificial boundary.
Journeys we can discuss in Essex
- Stretcher transport to hospital appointments
- Hospital discharge to home or care
- Care home and nursing home transfers
- Restricted-access transport
- Nurse-accompanied journeys when assessed
- Long-distance patient transport
Planning collections and handovers
Essex routes can involve busy hospital sites, rural access and journeys around the A12, A120 and A130. Collection time is planned around the passenger and the required arrival or handover time, not just the mileage.
Places and routes
- Colchester
- Chelmsford
- Braintree
- Witham
- Clacton-on-Sea
- Harwich
- Maldon
- Basildon
- Southend-on-Sea
- Brentwood
- Harlow
- Epping
Questions about patient transport in Essex
Where in Essex is Medicar based?
Medicar is based at 100a Hythe Hill, Colchester, Essex, CO1 2NP.
Can you travel from Essex to London hospitals?
Yes, suitable planned journeys from Essex into London and East London can be quoted.
Do you cover rural parts of Essex?
Yes. Rural collection and access details should be shared so the route can be planned.
Call 0800 999 1567. Longer-distance and cross-county journeys can be considered individually.