FOI-03897

Request   I would like the following information:   Total number of Cambridgeshire patients who are claiming for healthcare travel costs under the  Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS) - NHS . Figures can be either patients registered with a Cambridgeshire GP practice or patients resident in Cambridgeshire for this request, whatever is most readily available. Please give annual figures for the 5 most recent years data are available for.   If you have data for registered patients  – please provide counts by Primary Care Network (or GP Practice if the counts are not too small) for the most recent full year of data.   If you have data for residents of Cambridgeshire  – please provide counts at the smallest geographic area you can without having to suppress small numbers. Lower Super Output Area if possible, to enable us to look at uptake in areas of higher socioeconomic deprivation.  Again, for the most recent full year of data.   The NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) received your request on 9 June 2026 .    We have handled your request u nder the  Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).   Our response   I can confirm that the NHSBSA holds some of the information you have requested and a copy of the information is attached.   Please read the below notes to ensure correct understanding of the data.   Question 1   Please find attached data showing the number of Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS) claims made during the last five financial years.   Please note that we are unable to provide the number of individual patients. The data we hold is recorded at case level rather than patient level; therefore, we cannot determine how many unique patients submitted claims.   Question 2   We do not hold information that links HTCS cases to Primary Care Networks (PCNs) or GP practices.   Question 3   Please find attached data showing the number of Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS) cases by outward postcode area (for example,  CB ) .   Data Queries   Please contact  [email protected]  ensuring you quote the above reference if you have any specific questions regarding this response; or, if you feel you may be misunderstanding or misinterpreting the information; or, if you plan on publishing the data.   Reusing the data and copyright   If you plan on producing a press or broadcast story based upon the data please contact  [email protected] . This is important to ensure that the figures are not misunderstood or misrepresented.   The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and is subject to NHSBSA copyright. This information is licenced under the terms of the Open Government Licence detailed at:   http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/     Should you wish to re-use the information you must include the following statement:  “NHSBSA Copyright 2026”.  Failure to do so is a breach of the terms of the licence.   Information you receive which is not subject to NHSBSA Copyright continues to be protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from which the information originated. Please obtain their permission before reproducing any third party (non NHSBSA Copyright) information.