APPENDIX 2
PARKING CHARGES: EXAMPLES OF VARIABLE PRACTICE
AT HOSPITALS WITH RADIOTHERAPY CENTRES[52]
Churchill Hospital, Oxford
— Radiotherapy & chemotherapy patients
all get free parking permits
— Inpatients only pay £5 to park
for their whole spell in hospital
— Patients told about the permits at
their planning appointment before they start treatment
— This is an official scheme - the
hospital writes off the lost revenue.
Lincoln County Hospital
— All cancer patients get their ticket
stamped so they can park for free
— Patients told about the scheme in
letters and appointments before they start treatment.
Cookridge Hospital
— Patients attending daily radiotherapy
are given a parking permit from the main reception so that they
or their escort can park for free
— Chemotherapy patients may qualify
for a permit if they are attending all day
— Patients are told about the scheme
at their planning meeting before starting treatment and it is
also advertised at the information centre and on the day care
ward
— The scheme is administered by the
receptionist at the main reception
— The scheme is not subsidised by the
department - the cost is just written off by the hospital.
Leicester Royal Infirmary
— Charges: 0-1 hour: £1; 1-2 hours:
£1.50, 2-3 hours: £2; 3-4 hours: £3; 4-5 hours:
£4, 5-6 hours £6, up to 24 hours: £10
— Two years ago cancer patients did
not have to pay. Now all cancer patients have to pay.
Royal Surrey County Hospital
— Charges: 0-1 hours: £1; 1-2
hours: £1.50; 2-3 hours: £2.50; 3-4 hours: £3.50;
4-5 hours: £4.50; Over 5 hours: £6
— There is a small dedicated car park
for the centre, but patients need to buy a ticket. Weekly concession
tickets are available for £15 a week for all patients (not
just cancer patients).
Christie Hospital, Manchester
— Charges: 0-4 hours: £1.50; 4-8
hours: £2.50; 8-24 hours £10
— A free parking permit is only offered
at the discretion of staff for patients in serious financial difficulty.
North Middlesex Hospital
— Charges: 0-2 hours: £3; 2-3
hours £2.50, 3-4 hours: £6p; 4-5 hours: £7.50;
5 hours and over £9
— Radiotherapy and chemotherapy patients
used to be able to get their ticket stamped so that they could
park free, but not anymore. Daily visitors can obtain a ticket
which allows parking for £1 a day.
52 The information in this appendix is based on data
from Macmillan's hospital audit which has been subsequently verified
by checking hospital websites and telephoning the hospitals. Back
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