Parking is an added stress that you can do without when visiting hospital. Video, Dramatic footage shows flood destruction in India. The announcement, which will come into effect at the start of October, flies in the face of a national trend that has seen a quarter of all hospital trusts increase their car parking charges in the last year. It currently costs patients and visitors £7 to park at Ipswich Hospital for the day, and at West Suffolk it costs 60p more – and the bulk of these million-pound profits are reinvested into healthcare. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Long term visitors are also able to benefit from reduced prices. Hidden camera's hugging tiger wins top photo award, Shattering Korea’s cement ceiling. Other changes for visitors include a three-hour stay being reduced from £4.10 to £3 and a four-hour stay going down from £5.40 to £4. He added: “We’ve listened to what our patients, visitors and staff say about car-parking and hope these new changes will greatly improve people’s experience of using the hospital car-parks. “We consider that, if it is necessary to charge patients and their visitors, any profits made must always be used for the sole purpose of improving the services for patients.”. He added: “We have promised that over the coming months we will invest more of the money received from car parking charges in cycle racks and shower facilities to support people cycling and walking into work.”, But Mike Kavanagh, Royal College of Nurses regional officer for Suffolk, said: “We welcome the reduction in car park charges for patients and public but it is clearly disappointing that hospital staff are being asked to pay more. But staff who use the hospital’s car parks from November 1, will see their prices increase by 20p a day from £1.50 to £1.70. To send a link to this page you must be logged in. Our industry faces testing times, which is why we're asking for your support. Portman House, 120 Princes StreetIpswich, IP1 1RS, Developer ‘pulling the wool over council’s eyes’ as 200 home plans changed, Teenager in hospital after being stabbed in town centre brawl, Popular French pop-up restaurant to stay on coast until end of the year, Former lollipop man jailed after being found in possession of indecent images for second time, Building work starts at major new office block near A14. For those who pay monthly, the cost will rise to £28.00 up from £26.00. "Staff were informed and they made their objections clear, but the hospital has made its decision.". “If people do express concerns to us, it tends to be about the availability of parking spaces and accounting for that when planning their journey to and from the hospital in order not to miss their appointment or visiting times,” Mr Yacoub said. The changes will be introduced from Monday 1 October 2012 and include free stays of up to 30 minutes in drop off areas for patients and relatives to quickly visit the hospital without having to pay. I feel these changes are sensible and have taken on board what people using the hospital feel”. Frequent patient charge, for radiotherapy, oncology, physiotherapy, renal and phototherapy patients: Weekly permits, costing £12, can be purchased for use in Car Park A only. “I know that the NHS is in serious financial difficulty, but making millions of pounds from car parking is unacceptable. “We have significantly reduced the maximum amount anyone pays from £15.10 to £7.60 a day, and have ensured that anyone who is on site for up to 20 minutes can park for free,” he added. Share your thoughts with us at newsroom@archant.co.uk, More than four hours and up to 24 hours, £7. Tony Ramsey, Chair of the Ipswich Hospital User Group, which represents patients throughout the hospital, said: “In an ideal world, the hospital would not have to charge for car-parking. We’ve made car-parking free for 30 minutes in the drop off bays around the hospital site.”. The variation in parking charges between hospitals means that the value of the concessions provided to patients and carers also vary from hospital to hospital, with discounts between $2 and $18 a day. Portman House, 120 Princes StreetIpswich, IP1 1RS, Developer ‘pulling the wool over council’s eyes’ as 200 home plans changed, Teenager in hospital after being stabbed in town centre brawl, Popular French pop-up restaurant to stay on coast until end of the year, Former lollipop man jailed after being found in possession of indecent images for second time, Building work starts at major new office block near A14. Coronavirus: Are some soaps better than others? .css-14iz86j-BoldText{font-weight:bold;}A Suffolk hospital is to cut car park charges for visitors, but increase them for staff. A two-hour stay for visitors to Ipswich Hospital has been cut from £2.80 to £2, while a half-hour stay, which was 90p, will now be free. A spokeswoman for Ipswich Hospital, which receives nearly 8,000 daily visitors, said the trust wishes it didn’t have to charge for parking. Video, Dramatic footage shows flood destruction in India, How to spot US election disinformation. “Some of the money is used for security and car park maintenance, but the rest goes into our general care budget,” she added. Parking charges at hospitals can be exorbitantly high. An eight visit ticket costs £2.80. 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He also said he “fully appreciates” car parking charges cause concern to some of the trust’s patients and visitors, and they have not increased tariffs since 2012 as a result. "In an ideal world, the hospital would not have to charge for car parking, but the reality is that it does have to to pay for much-needed improvements and to manage the car parks in a safe and secure way," he said. VideoShattering Korea’s cement ceiling, Boy sleeps in tent for months in memory of friends, Dramatic footage shows flood destruction in India. Jeff Calver, associate director of estate at the hospital, said: "We've listened to what patients, visitors and staff say about car parking and hope these new changes will greatly improve people's experience of using the hospital car parks. .css-8h1dth-Link{font-family:ReithSans,Helvetica,Arial,freesans,sans-serif;font-weight:700;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;color:#FFFFFF;}.css-8h1dth-Link:hover,.css-8h1dth-Link:focus{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}Read about our approach to external linking. A Suffolk hospital is to cut car park charges for visitors, but increase them for staff. VideoDramatic footage shows flood destruction in India, World reacts to long queues of voters in US, How to spot US election disinformation. The reality is that it does have to do so to pay for much needed improvements on the hospital access roads and to manage the car-parks in a safe and secure way. But car parking “should never be a barrier to getting help”, said Andy Yacoub, chief executive of Healthwatch Suffolk. “So it’s something we have to do, but we wish we didn’t.”. Katherine Murphy, who is chief executive of the Patients’ Association, said: “This is very disappointing to hear. What do you think? For staff, a day's parking will go up by 20p to £1.70 with a monthly pass up from £26 to £28. Our industry faces testing times, which is why we're asking for your support. 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"But we have at least convinced them to reduce the cost.".

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