Parking charges back at Great Western Hospital

By Barrie Hudson - 29 September 2020

Health

Parking charges will be reinstated at Swindon's Great Western Hospital from Monday, 5 October.

Charges across the NHS were suspended in March as the covid crisis worsened.

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said in a statement on social media: "A decision has now been made to re-introduce charges from Monday 5 October at Great Western Hospital.

"Parking will again be chargeable at the hospital in all public car parks. Car park barriers will be lowered, so all patients and visitors will need to press for a ticket on entering the car park and will need to pay for their ticket at one of the pay machines located around the building before returning to your car."

The statement continued: "We know that this will be disappointing for patients and visitors who are attending hospital, but we are pleased to have been able to offer free parking for this long. 

"We do not want parking charges to discourage people from coming to hospital, and want to remind you that our doors are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week for anybody who needs them."

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