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Originally Posted by lettie
It is an absolute nightmare. Staff on late shifts (nursing staff and medical staff predominantly) cannot get on the car parks and are having to set off for work much earlier in order to get a space which may be miles away from the building. When the shifts finish at 9-930pm they then have to walk in the dark to their cars, believe me this is spooky...... There are dozens of weirdos hanging round hospital grounds and many of the female staff feel it is unsafe.
There are no car park problems on late shifts at weekends which goes to show that the hundreds of office staff, managers, clinic staff etc take up the vast majority of the spaces. They are looking for volunteers to park on JJB car park and get a shuttle bus service. The nursing staff won't volunteer because if they get off a late shift late (which is often the case), they will then have to walk to JJB in the dark..
I think that the solution is to allocate JJB parking to the staff who only work days. Tell them that this is where they will park and take away their parking permits so that they cannot get onto the car park. Of course, this solution is way too simple for the powers that be to comprehend. They would probably rather spend thousands of pounds and man hours in meetings to discuss it then, take the most expensive, least effective option... 
Patients can generally get to appointments on time if they use the bus...If, of course, there is one..  |
Well that may be true Lettie for most people that work days it may not be possible for all of them.
I work part time at RBH, and I have a disabled child (why I work part time and my hours are changed during the school holidays), and I am on call for him 24/7. If I need to go to him in an emergency then I certainly don't want to be waiting for a bus to take me to JJB. I want to know my car is nearby on the staff car park.
I do agree though that the car parking is terrible. Not enough car parking spaces, and if the staff car park is full, even though you have paid out of your wage for a permit to enable you to park, if all the spaces are taken then you are asked to pay £10 per day to park on the visitors!!
Why on earth a mulit storey car park wasn't built is beyond me.
If somebody is attending hospital for an appointment then surely they are stressed enough without the stress of having to find a car parking space (As well as paying for it).
I'm surprised it has taken this long for the telegraph to pick up on it.