Hospital site applicable |
You may be eligible for a parking concession, with the following; |
Concession criteria |
Concession support or hospital delays |
All sites
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A Blue Badge holder
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Free parking is available to all patient and/or visitors throughout the duration of their attendance at, or visit to the hospital.
Parking is allowed in bays with a recognised disability symbol or in any parking space if a disabled bay is not available.
Blue Badge must be on display in vehicle at all times to prevent a parking notice.
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Standard Local authority blue badge application process applies.
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All sites
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Free parking available
For the following;
Frequent outpatient attenders
Including chemotherapy and radiotherapy appointments
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You will be required to pay the car parking fee for your first appointment.
Free parking will be provided to all out-patients who attend hospital for an appointment at least three times within a month and for an overall period of at least three months. A ‘month’ is defined as a period of 30 days.
You should complete an application form and if deemed eligible you will be sent a parking pass which should be displayed in your car on subsequent visits.
Applications may be for your own vehicle or the person providing support and attending with you at the time of your appointment
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All sites
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Palliative care appointments
Free parking following successful application and receipt of parking pass.
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The parking pass must be displayed in your vehicle at all times whilst in the car parking facility.
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All sites
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Visitors of dying patients
(last days/hours of life)
Free parking following successful application and receipt of parking pass for all remaining appointments.
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The parking pass must be displayed in your vehicle at all times whilst in the car parking facility
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You should complete an application form which needs to be supported by the team providing end of life care. On receipt of the form, you will be sent a parking pass which should be displayed in your car on subsequent visits.
Applications may be for your own vehicle or the person providing support and attending with you at the time of your visits.
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All sites
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Bereavement appointments
Free parking following successful application and receipt of parking pass.
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The parking pass must be displayed in your vehicle at all times whilst in the car parking facility.
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The Bereavement officer supporting the patients representative can assist with requests directly
Northern General Hospital
0114 2714049
0114 2714866
0114 2714555
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
And Weston Park Hospital
0114 2712358
Jessop Wing
0114 2268425
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All sites
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On a Low income or receiving benefits
Details of the benefits which are eligible to make a claim against are available from the Cashiers department on telephone number 0114 2712545
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Re-imbursement for car parking tickets can be claimed to a maximum of £2 if you are eligible.
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You are expected to approach the Cashiers office at the end of your appointment. Arrangements are in place that allow for this to be at the end of each visit or series of appointments.
Applications must be made with an up to date document to confirm your low income/benefit status. This must be a complete document for the claim to be valid.
Applications cannot be processed at the Cashiers department more than three months after your appointment. After this time you would have to complete a form HC5 (available in the Cashiers department) and claim by post.
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All sites
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Outpatient appointments
Exceed four hours due to hospital delays
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You will be required to pay a single payment up to the charge of four hours from the pay & display machines.
After this period of time you will be able to request a form from the Outpatient team to prevent further payment being required for the time spent in the car parking facility.
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A standard form is available from the outpatient team. This form must then be shown to the car park attendant to prove no further payment is required on the single visit.
Applications may relate to either your own vehicle or the person providing support and attending with you at the time of the appointment.
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All sites
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Inpatient visitors
Visiting a patient who has been in the hospital over 3 weeks
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Standard parking fees are applicable for the first three weeks of visiting. After a patient has been an in-patient for three weeks you can then put in an application for a visitors pass.
You would then be required to pay a
reduced cost of £8.50 each week for the remainder of the time you are visiting an in-patient.
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Northern General Hospital
and/or
Royal Hallamshire
Hospital
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Visitors to Intensive care areas and palliative care areas
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Standard parking fees are applicable on the first time of visiting.
After a patient has been admitted then the visitor would then be required to pay a reduced cost of £6.40 each week for the remainder of the time you are visiting an in-patient.
This rate is applicable on all sites.
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Northern General Hospital
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Renal patients
Attending dialysis appointments
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Concessionary parking applies following successful application and receipt of parking pass.
Parking passes are subject to annual review
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Jessop Wing Hospital |
Visitors to Neonatal ward |
Free parking following completed application form and receipt of parking pass. |
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