Stepping Hill Hospital now has some new parking measures aimed at improving 'accessibility and safety'.

Included in the measures is parking enforcement and separate barriered areas for staff.

In terms of enforcement, UK car park management officers will be patrolling the site to ensure that vehicles are correctly parked - i.e, whether they are in marked bays and if they are displaying the correct ticket or permit.

And as for barriered staff car parks, they will only be accessible by permit holders using a staff ID badge.

Furthermore, there will be new criteria-based parking rules for staff, whereby staff will be given permits based on factors such as how close they live to the site.

The parking charge notice rate is £70, which will be reduced to £35 if paid within 14 days. This is in line with other Greater Manchester NHS organisations.

In coming up with these new measures, Stockport NHS Trust has spoken with visitors, patients, and members of staff.

A trust spokesperson said: "These enforcement measures will help to address any issues from those not paying for parking, or parking poorly, to ensure that visitors and staff park appropriately and safely across the site."

Gareth Hughes, the trust's director of estates and facilities, said: "We know that car parking can be an emotive issue for staff, patients and our local community, but we also recognise the difficulties people have when navigating and parking at our hospital.

"The changes we are making have safety at the heart of them, so that we can provide a better experience for those attending our site.

"With 5,900 people working on site, and large numbers of patients and carers visiting us every day, we need to ensure our site is safe and parking remains a sustainable option. We hope these new measures will help us with this aim."

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