NHS Parking

[rosecott]

Surely the Local Authority should be taking an active part in providing a solution to hospital parking as it seems to be a community issue..

As an example, Nottingham has 2 huge Park and Ride sites, both of which are served by frequent bus and tram services to both of the city's hospitals.

 

[Tab373]

My wife whos a ward sister had to also pay a monthly fee to park. There’s a multi storey with 10 floor and staff can only park on top 2 floors and it’s very busy. She says it’s scary parking up there especially in the winter when she finishes late. She also got a parking fine when she parked on the 8th floor coz no where to park. She did start taking my car as it’s not registered on the permit. She was able to park on the lower floors during the winter. We have actually moved now so only 1 minute away from hospital so she’s saving £30 a month.

 

[Tab373]

Surely the Local Authority should be taking an active part in providing a solution to hospital parking as it seems to be a community issue..

As an example, Nottingham has 2 huge Park and Ride sites, both of which are served by frequent bus and tram services to both of the city's hospitals.

Taunton has a park and ride also that serves the Hospital but doesnt start til 7.30 or 8
not much good when shift start at 7 and finish at 19.30 the park and ride really is only good for the admin staff and visitors and even if it stayed open til 8pm my wife never finishes on time always finishes late and the park and ride would be closed.

 

[Imurg]

HID used to work at Watford General and their staff car park was open air, poorly lit, even more poorly maintained.
Leaving after a late shift (9pm) was potentially quite dangerous. At Stoke Mandeville they have a small multi storey as well as a couple of open air car parks.
Main issue here is patient parking.
Surrounding roads are choked...

 

[patricks148]

Raigmore in Inverness did away with the parking charge for its car parks as per SNP abolishment. Its rammed when ever i'v been. Public transport is another disaster. They moved the Collage to just the other side, so all the buses are full going and full at rush hour when they arrive at the hosp after going to the collage. My wifes auntie once stood at the bus stop for two hours as every bus turned up full.

Great planning!!

 

[chrisd]

I fight any parking ticket, private and Council and have a 100% record.

I'd suggest that you go to the best parking web site www.pepipoo.com, they have experts who will advise you all the way through and I'm pretty sure you'll end up getting it cancelled. If you go down this route do not contact the parking company before hand.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Poor reflection on the local NHS Trust.

Almost as bad as South Ayrshire Council charging harbour berthing fees for the Girvan Lifeboat.

 

[chrisd]

Almost as bad as South Ayrshire Council charging harbour berthing fees for the Girvan Lifeboat.

Unbelievable!

 

[SteveJay]

My wife is in the same situation here in Swindon. She pays but the rules permit her to use the staff car park 4 days a week. On the fifth day, if she drives, she has to pay public rates in the normal car park (c £6 a day).

I end up taking her to work one day a week and organise my own work around her. Luckily I can do that via flexible working, but feel for other NHS staff there who don't have that luxury. There is no other parking within a mile or so. Again hardly a good way to treat staff and attract much needed workers to the NHS.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

As I understand it the NHS is struggling with enrolment and retention of staff...
So. I would suggest they need to take a serious review of what they a doing to reverse those issues...

Having been at the sharp end of NHS recruitment, let me tell you a parking space for staff is a long way down the list of issues. In fact my trust is being as proactive as it can be with staff travel incentives. However my wife and I still park at work and pay a 2% fee from her salary for a parking permit. We do have allocated staff parking but it's first come first served and even by 6.50am when we usually arrive the car park is at least half full. By 7.30 it's virtually full and by 8.00 you don't have a chance. We only have limited space on site (and the council have chucked out plans for underground parking.

 

[Slab]

Where NHS on site staff parking spaces are limited I assume staff parking badge priority/preference is given to medically trained staff?
(then ancillary staff next and finally but probably missing out if spaces are limited anyway, administrative staff)

 

[SocketRocket]

No one should pay to park in a Hospital. It's a disgrace.

 

[Kellfire]

No one should pay to park in a Hospital. It's a disgrace.

But then, in the real world, how would this be funded? Where would these insanely large car parks go?

 

[bobmac]

But then, in the real world, how would this be funded? Where would these insanely large car parks go?

Cutting MP's expenses by 50% would raise £60m ish, that would help pay for a few nurses parking permits.

Makes me sick to think of MPs travelling everywhere first class at the taxpayers expense and then telling us to tighten our belts while they get another 1.8% payrise.

 

[Fish]

If you offered free Ring & Ride services from homes to the hospital for staff, you know what, many if not most wouldn't use the service and still moan!

I know hospital staff that live in the same street near me never mind the same area, do they car share when on same shifts, no!

We live in a complain & claim society now when it's everyone else fault when there are alternatives, admittedly not for everyone, but in the main there are alternatives but their not taken up, why, because of laziness and selfishness.


#Incoming.....

 

[chrisd]

But then, in the real world, how would this be funded? Where would these insanely large car parks go?

How about from all the taxes we currently pay?

 

[Kellfire]

How about from all the taxes we currently pay?

That doesn't cover actual medical treatment, so that's clearly not viable.

And for other the other question? Where exactly do you want to build these car parks with money that isn't available?

It's all very good whinging about the poor NHS workers but if there isn't a viable solution, it's pointless.

 

[bobmac]

That doesn't cover actual medical treatment, so that's clearly not viable.

And for other the other question? Where exactly do you want to build these car parks with money that isn't available?

It's all very good whinging about the poor NHS workers but if there isn't a viable solution, it's pointless.

They could build a roof over the existing car parks and they could park up there

 

[clubchamp98]

If a trust has say 300 employees but only 100 parking spaces it should not give out more permits than parking places.
The biggest problem we used to have was at shift changes as day workers were still in work when 3/11 workers needed to park then 11/7am workers
as most workers did day work it was worse in the daytime 3pm. change over

If they sell you a permit you should have a place to park or they are selling something that dosnt exist.
Is that legal?.

They have just built ( half built) a new Royal Hospital in Liverpool and they couldn’t have put it in a worse place for parking / congestion.

Hospitals should be in the middle of nowhere outside the city then just sort the busses , trains and car parks to get to them easily.

 

[clubchamp98]

That doesn't cover actual medical treatment, so that's clearly not viable.

And for other the other question? Where exactly do you want to build these car parks with money that isn't available?

It's all very good whinging about the poor NHS workers but if there isn't a viable solution, it's pointless.

The big mistake they make is putting Hospitals in city centres .
Most people need to travel to hospital so put them in the brown field sites and sort out the transport links.