We are still receiving emails from our neighbours, who are really concerned about the safety of their roads with increased numbers of cars parking daily Please continue to exhibit our Trust values and refrain from parking dangerously and causing concern to our neighbours Thank you to those staff who have now started parking at the Oxon Park & Ride and either walking or taking the bus
Purple zone parking
The Purple Zone is a car park near the Treatment Centre, which is reserved for either oncall/cross-site clinical staff or twilight workers. For on-call /cross-site clinical workers you must be pre-registered on an exemption list. For twilight workers you must have a permit issued by your department. All staff parking in this area must also pay for a permit. If you feel you qualify to park in this area, please email sth-tr carparking@nhs net
Checking your parking permit
Please take a moment to check the vehicle details on your parking permit The ANPR cameras are now fully operational and they check the images against the information on the GroupNexus portal This can mean that if you haven’t updated your vehicle details or if you have entered the registration number incorrectly, then you will be issued with a parking charge notice (PCN)
What to do if you receive a PCN
If you think you have been wrongly issued with a PCN, please follow the instructions on the back of the PCN. You will find full details of how to appeal and contact details on the notice.
Active wellbeing challenge
The Trust has been invited to take part in the Active Wellbeing Challenge The challenge is focused on walking as part of Walking May month, but you are also able to log your cycle mileage
The challenge runs from 19 May to 31 May, for two whole weeks of fun, fit and friendly competition Registration by 15 May
You can either set up your own team or join team SATH NHS Cycle to Work Stars (nine spaces remaining)
It’s FREE to enter and you might win a national prize. You can email sath.greenertravels@nhs.net for more information.
Left turn only off Evolution Road
The one way system is working well to keep our patients, visitors and staff safe during the ongoing construction at RSH We still need to ensure a steady flow of traffic off the site, especially at peak times To ensure this, traffic is directed to exit Evolution Road by turning left only Not doing so is leading to a long queue of traffic waiting to exit the hospital and is causing delays to the Park & Ride bus service
If colleagues wish to turn right, they should use the exit through onto Racecourse Lane as shown on the map
Useful links
You can find FAQs about the parking charges on the intranet or in Issue 10 of the Parking Newsletter
There are guides on how to register for an account and apply for your permit on the intranet
Park
& Ride update
Park & Ride service disruptions
Thank you to everyone who is getting on board the Park & Ride Your feedback is really important Any reported service disruptions will be investigated and reported back Traffic congestion, temporary traffic lights and staff sickness can all impact the timings of the service, and our colleagues at Arriva do their best to try and not let this affect the smooth running of the Park & Ride Please email sath parkandride@nhs net if you have any feedback about the service
Thank you to everyone who is supporting the Park & Ride You are freeing up spaces for our patients and shift working colleagues and making a real difference to parking on site
We have extended the loyalty card scheme until March 2026, and free drinks can be redeemed up until April 2026
