“People who live in rural areas of England take at least 57 minutes on average to reach their nearest hospital by public transport, almost twice as long as their urban counterparts at 33 minutes, according to a report published by the Department for Transport.
The report also finds that those in urban areas have, on average, access to between three and four hospitals within an hour’s journey compared with one for rural residents.
For both urban and rural residents hospitals are the key local service which takes the longest to reach, but the time required for rural dwellers to reach vital services is not restricted to hospital care. It takes people in rural locations longer to access all eight key services covered by the report, including employment, health and education facilities.”
East Devon Watch 
If I had a hospital appoint at the RD&E but don;t drive and can’t afford a taxi, I have no idea how I would get to the hospital at all.
And even if I could find a bus, I very much doubt that I could get there in less than 2 hours much less just under an hour.
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