Hospital charges for blue badge parking

50Twuncle

unforeseen wrote: »

Fair enough. I only wanted to check the information supplied on their web site. For all I know you are o my providing part of the information to elicit a favourable response.

BTW you can find my phone number in the directory if you want to talk to me privately

OK I will give you a ring later (midnight would suit me) !!

unforeseen

50Twuncle wrote: »

OK I will give you a ring later (midnight would suit me) !!

Yep that's fine although 2AM would be better

unforeseen

50Twuncle wrote: »

The average salary of these workers is £27k with the CEO on £250k +
(according to Whatdotheyknow)
so ....................

Staff nurses ( majority of nursing staff) £21-27k
Admin ( secretaries etc) up to £21k
Domestic and ward clerks up to £18k.

They are obviously including all the non nursing senior management, who will probably have their own allocated parking spaces, and consultants to get that average.

mumps

50Twuncle wrote: »

The average salary of these workers is £27k with the CEO on £250k +
(according to Whatdotheyknow)
so ....................

And did you bother to look at what the average HCA is getting, or student nurses who are paid nothing? The CEO's pay rate and a few top consultants probably distorts the figures. Make it meanstested if you must but for heavens sake do you really think cleaners, HCAs, student nurses etc should be paying? A nurse, or student nurse doing a 12 hr shift would be paying £27 a day, well know more than that because they will do a handover as well. Wouldn't be worth working at where I live there would be any buses to get them there for a 6 am or 7 am start.

custardy

50Twuncle wrote: »

The average salary of these workers is £27k with the CEO on £250k +
(according to Whatdotheyknow)
so ....................

How much does a blue badge holder earn? Its my understanding it isnt means tested?

50Twuncle

mumps wrote: »

And did you bother to look at what the average HCA is getting, or student nurses who are paid nothing? The CEO's pay rate and a few top consultants probably distorts the figures. Make it meanstested if you must but for heavens sake do you really think cleaners, HCAs, student nurses etc should be paying? A nurse, or student nurse doing a 12 hr shift would be paying £27 a day, well know more than that because they will do a handover as well. Wouldn't be worth working at where I live there would be any buses to get them there for a 6 am or 7 am start.

The car park has 800 spaces and is designed for patients - NOT the 2000 staff at the hospital
if 2000 staff use it - where are patients supposed to park ?
and yes staff should pay the same as patients...
it is £16 for 24 hours parking - which is way too much for staff and patients

50Twuncle

custardy wrote: »

How much does a blue badge holder earn? Its my understanding it isnt means tested?

In my case - considerably less than most of the hospital staff !!

rockingbilly

50Twuncle wrote: »

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-patient-visitor-and-staff-car-parking-principles/nhs-patient-visitor-and-staff-car-parking-principles
Says otherwise !

That says 'should' and not 'must'.

Our hospital has always charged for everyone, currently £4.20 an hour. The concession given to BB holders is that the parking bays are wider and nearer to the hospital entrances.

To be honest why should those with a BB get free or reduced parking anyhow. It's not as though they are all on the breadline..

For regular visitors you can buy a season ticket for a year which works out cheaper.

teddysmum

Ours has charged for years, from shortly after two hospitals were transferred to the one site. The rate is the same for anyone, but badge holders get and extra hour, to allow extra time to get between car and building. There are free half hour drop off/collection parking bays at a number of entrances, but these are usually full.


Hospital staff have to pay the daily rate and many are required to park on the old site, with a ferrying bus service provided at shift changeover times.

50Twuncle

teddysmum wrote: »

Ours has charged for years, from shortly after two hospitals were transferred to the one site. The rate is the same for anyone, but badge holders get and extra hour, to allow extra time to get between car and building. There are free half hour drop off/collection parking bays at a number of entrances, but these are usually full.
Hospital staff have to pay the daily rate and many are required to park on the old site, with a ferrying bus service provided at shift changeover times.

So if badge holders get an extra hour - that is NOT the same price is it ?