The main car park at SWAH RMG80
New parking measures introduced at South West Acute Hospital have sparked deep concern among staff members.
The Western Trust has recruited an outside company to patrol the car park, and staff fear this will lead to expensive charges.
Members of the Unionson Trade Union will take to the streets on Monday October 3rd, protesting the changes, claiming;
“No to Fines – Fix the car parking problems by providing enough spaces for staff and public.
No to car parking charges and to proposed price increases – Staff have not had a proper pay rise in many years.”
“Throughout the whole consultation process we have voiced our opposition to the car parking charges and proposal of punishments and now there is the threat of increased charges soon to 80p an hour. The Trust have not listened to our voiced concerns.” said a Unionson spokesman.
While the Trust has confirmed that a third party company will operate on the hospital site, they have said that there will be no car parking fees introduced.
The Trust has said there is no change to the current allocation of free and paid car parking spaces on the South West Acute Hospital site. There are currently 832 free spaces and 146 paid spaces on the site. The new procedures are in place to prevent unauthorised parking and to Improve traffic management on the hospital site.
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Posted: 5:22 pm September 28, 2016