Thank you for joining our Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Thank you to everyone who joined our Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Kao Park on 6 July

The AGM was an opportunity to reflect on achievements and challenges of the last year and goals for the future.

There was also the opportunity to hear more about progress on the new hospital, plans to introduce a new electronic health record and the digital transformation currently underway.

You can watch a recording of the AGM on our YouTube channel here >

Important notice: Parking at The Princess Alexandra Hospital and parking charge notices (PCNs)

Please take note of the following regarding car parking at The Princess Alexandra Hospital:

Car parking remains free for our people

Our Board has made the decision to ensure that car parking remains free for our people until further notice.

We are in the minority of organisations offering free car parking for colleagues across the country, however we value how important it is to support you and enhance your experience at work, particularly given the current cost of living pressures.

There are plenty of parking spaces available Surveys have been carried out to ensure that there is enough parking available for both our people and our patients.

You can park at the Linkway car park (floors one to four) and designated staff car parking areas on the main hospital site (car park one, five or six). All other parking areas are considered as patient/visitor parking spaces. You must have a staff car parking permit to park in the Linkway car park and designated staff parking areas on the main hospital site.

Incorrect parking: you will receive a parking charge notice

We have installed automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras at each car park on the main hospital site to support us to manage car parking effectively.

If you have a staff parking permit and park incorrectly, in patient/visitor areas or outside of the marked bays, you will incur a parking charge notice (PCN) (which has been in place from 19 July).

A high volume of complaints from our patients

Patients and relatives are making informal and formal complaints about their inability to park at our hospital. We need to put our patients at heart and ensure that we do not add to their anxiety and worry when attending our hospital.

Please only park at the Linkway car park or in designated staff parking areas on the main hospital site.

Register for a staff parking permit and ensure your details are up to date

If you do not have a staff parking permit already, please contact our security and car parking team to arrange one.

You will also need to notify the team if you change your vehicle, or need to bring a vehicle that's not registered for parking (i.e. a hire car, courtesy car etc.) to avoid a PCN.

Email: paht. carparkingandsecurity@nhs. net

Call: x 2655

Please refer to the map (right) which highlights the staff car parking areas available at The Princess Alexandra Hospital (car park one, five and six) in orange.

The map also highlights how close the Linkway car park is to The Princess Alexandra Hospital main site (circled in green).

Best wishes

Lance McCarthy Chief executive

Michael Meredith Director of strategy and estates