Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme (PTSS)

Queensland Government

Financial support and information

Contact details

Service available in:

QLD

What the service does

Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme (PTSS) supports people who travel for treatment in Queensland. It helps pay for travel and accommodation costs. It is for people who live in regional or remote areas. Patients must travel more than 50 km from their nearest public hospital or health service to see a specialist. A doctor must confirm the treatment and need for travel as part of the application. People must meet certain criteria to access this scheme.

Key details

Operating hours

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Delivery methods

Phone
Face to face
Email
Online

Cost

Completely free

Eligibility / Role

Person with cancer
Carer
Family/friends

Accessibility

No information found, please check with organisation for more information

Language and community

Offer in-language support

Translated information
Support by Translating and Interpreting Services

Language supported other than English

  • Mandarin
  • Cantonese
  • Arabic
  • Vietnamese
  • Korean
  • Greek
  • Hindi
  • Punjabi
  • Bahasa Indonesian
  • Serbian
  • Croatian
  • Italian
  • Spanish
  • Thai
  • Nepali
  • Farsi
  • Filipino/Tagalog
  • Turkish
  • Urdu
  • Other

Community and identity

No information found, please check with organisation for more information

Cancers supported

Cancer type

All cancers

Cancer stage

All stages