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Gypsies, Travellers and Boaters: Tell us about your experience on NHS waiting lists when travelling

At Friends, Families and Travellers, we've been given some funding by NHS England and Improvement to build a better understanding of ways in which NHS services are managing waiting lists for people travelling. This includes Gypsies, Travellers, Boaters and anyone who moves with their home within England. We want to hear your experiences - good and bad - so that we can help the NHS to ensure fair access to healthcare services for you and others who travel. 

By 'waiting lists', this includes any referrals, waiting for diagnosis, waiting for treatment, assessments and more. This can be for any health issue.

If you want to find out more information about this project, please contact Josie Garrett at josie@gypsy-traveller.org.

Everyone who takes part in this survey will automatically be entered into a prize draw for a voucher worth £50 for the shop of your choice.
1.At the time when you were travelling and on an NHS waiting list, were you..?
2.Your community background
3.What type of healthcare service were you on a waiting list for?
4.Please tell us in as much detail as possible how your experience of being on an NHS waiting list when travelling was. Was your wait longer or shorter? Did you keep or lose your place on the list? 
5.What do you think services should do to make waiting lists fairer for nomadic patients?
6.Anything else you'd like to share on this topic? 
7.Contact details (please complete these to be entered into the prize draw. All information you share will be anonymous)
8.Tick the following boxes if we have your permission to...