Improve Parking & Access at the JR and Churchill Hospitals
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Rosie Woodward
1 month ago
Buses are all very well but you often have to catch more than one and then get to the right bus stop which can be a challenge or impossible if you are elderly or not full able. Even with a blue badge, at the JR you still have to join the queue to get into the car park, even though there are available disabled spaces but the regular spaces are full - hence the queue!
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Sarah Townsend
1 month ago
I visit both the JR and Churchill hospitals on a regular basis and rarely manage to park without queuing or driving around and around for anything from 15 to 60 minutes! Even missing an appointment on one occasion as I couldn’t park, I have also resorted to illegal parking !
It’s a travesty that we have a wonderful NHS but can always access it because we can’t get there!
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Karen Stanmore
1 month ago
It's difficult for patients and families of patients. Often leaving home hours before an appointment because of the worry of parking
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EmmA Mallett
1 month ago
Bus is not feasible for everyone. We need better parking at the hospitals .
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Jane Connelly
1 month ago
Not all patients to JR are mobile and able to catch buses or afford taxis.
Visitors may miss the last hours of loved ones.
Staff wirk long hours at unsocial times and need to be able to drive and park easily. Public transport/cycling won't work for them.
'Active travel' doesn't suit those with an active job.
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Caroline Barron
1 month ago
It’s disgraceful that a hospital of this size and magnitude does not have a multi storey car park. It is desperately needed. As the hospital has expanded over the years, the car parking has shrunk. Not everyone is able to use public transport when they are going to a hospital site.
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graham hensby
1 month ago
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Felicity Cooper
1 month ago
I’m signing because stress free parking is very important when you are unwell or visiting a sick relative.
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William Ford
1 month ago
MY WIFE WAS HAVING WEEKLY TREATMENT AT THE CHURCHILL FOR BREAST CANCER ON MANY OF THOES VISITS I WOULD DRIVE ROUND AND ROUND JUST WAITING FOR A SPACE SURELY A MULTI STORY CAR PARK IS A SENSIBLE PLAN
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Marina Beretta
1 month ago
Parking spaces not enough causing lengthy wait to find a place and often resulting in late arrival for appointments.
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Supporter
1 month ago
Patients are often very unwell and unable to use public transport. Staff work 12 hour shifts and public transport would add an additional 2 or more hours for some - that is just not acceptable.
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Cathy Ozkan
1 month ago
When you're not well and having treatment at the hospital, the last thing you want to do is catch a bus. Parking is diabolical at the hospitals even the disabled parking.
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Sharon Cooper
1 month ago
The recent terminal illness of my father, needing to visit frequently before he passed away meant I saw the car park at different times of day/night. The carpark is full, including 9pm onSunday night.
Public transport is less frequent out of core hours making arduous journeys more harrowing, longer and dealing with grief in the glare of public transport is unpleasant.
Congestion charges mean NHS workers I know add 2-3 hours each way to 12 hour shifts, because of parking challenges.
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Alan McCullough
1 month ago
I have to regularly visit the two hospitals for appointments, and was not allowed to use public transport when being treated for blood cancer and too weak to walk or cycle there. Was allowed to drive to the hospital but parking was a nightmare. I'm not disabled enough for a blue badge!
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Fiona Clough
1 month ago
I've had treatment at The Churchill & I worried about being able to park with every visit.
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Jacqueline Redgwell
1 month ago
I have now retired, early, & 1 reason was the traffic, I had had enough with sitting at the bus stop after a busy day, then sitting on the bus in traffic to get back to the park & ride, which wasn't my main route home.
So I don't think P&R is the answer unless you make bus only roads during peak times so that it is quick & easy.
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Supporter
1 month ago
Visiting a hospital for an appointment is stressful in itself, if you can’t use public transport you have no option to drive or get a lift. Parking is atrocious at these sites and should be available for all.
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Ronald Gould
1 month ago
our Council needs to understand that community opinions matter, and their blinkered view that Oxford must be rid of private motorists at all costs is inherently bad for the community and against their wishes.
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Michael Roberts
1 month ago
We’ve queued for hours worried we would miss our appointments and do now we have to allow 2hours to park
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Barbara Engstrom
1 month ago
As a voluntary driver for elderly and disabled people it is almost impossible to find a car parking space after drop off. This leaves the client without help to find either a wheelchair or person to accompany them to clinic.
As a patient, when I was very unwell, I had to carry 2 containers with 24hour urine collection a very long way to clinic. It took over half an hour. I could not manage these on a bus!
Buses are all very well but you often have to catch more than one and then get to the right bus stop which can be a challenge or impossible if you are elderly or not full able. Even with a blue badge, at the JR you still have to join the queue to get into the car park, even though there are available disabled spaces but the regular spaces are full - hence the queue!
I visit both the JR and Churchill hospitals on a regular basis and rarely manage to park without queuing or driving around and around for anything from 15 to 60 minutes! Even missing an appointment on one occasion as I couldn’t park, I have also resorted to illegal parking ! It’s a travesty that we have a wonderful NHS but can always access it because we can’t get there!
It's difficult for patients and families of patients. Often leaving home hours before an appointment because of the worry of parking
Bus is not feasible for everyone. We need better parking at the hospitals .
Not all patients to JR are mobile and able to catch buses or afford taxis. Visitors may miss the last hours of loved ones. Staff wirk long hours at unsocial times and need to be able to drive and park easily. Public transport/cycling won't work for them. 'Active travel' doesn't suit those with an active job.
It’s disgraceful that a hospital of this size and magnitude does not have a multi storey car park. It is desperately needed. As the hospital has expanded over the years, the car parking has shrunk. Not everyone is able to use public transport when they are going to a hospital site.
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I’m signing because stress free parking is very important when you are unwell or visiting a sick relative.
MY WIFE WAS HAVING WEEKLY TREATMENT AT THE CHURCHILL FOR BREAST CANCER ON MANY OF THOES VISITS I WOULD DRIVE ROUND AND ROUND JUST WAITING FOR A SPACE SURELY A MULTI STORY CAR PARK IS A SENSIBLE PLAN
Parking spaces not enough causing lengthy wait to find a place and often resulting in late arrival for appointments.
Patients are often very unwell and unable to use public transport. Staff work 12 hour shifts and public transport would add an additional 2 or more hours for some - that is just not acceptable.
When you're not well and having treatment at the hospital, the last thing you want to do is catch a bus. Parking is diabolical at the hospitals even the disabled parking.
The recent terminal illness of my father, needing to visit frequently before he passed away meant I saw the car park at different times of day/night. The carpark is full, including 9pm onSunday night. Public transport is less frequent out of core hours making arduous journeys more harrowing, longer and dealing with grief in the glare of public transport is unpleasant. Congestion charges mean NHS workers I know add 2-3 hours each way to 12 hour shifts, because of parking challenges.
I have to regularly visit the two hospitals for appointments, and was not allowed to use public transport when being treated for blood cancer and too weak to walk or cycle there. Was allowed to drive to the hospital but parking was a nightmare. I'm not disabled enough for a blue badge!
I've had treatment at The Churchill & I worried about being able to park with every visit.
I have now retired, early, & 1 reason was the traffic, I had had enough with sitting at the bus stop after a busy day, then sitting on the bus in traffic to get back to the park & ride, which wasn't my main route home. So I don't think P&R is the answer unless you make bus only roads during peak times so that it is quick & easy.
Visiting a hospital for an appointment is stressful in itself, if you can’t use public transport you have no option to drive or get a lift. Parking is atrocious at these sites and should be available for all.
our Council needs to understand that community opinions matter, and their blinkered view that Oxford must be rid of private motorists at all costs is inherently bad for the community and against their wishes.
We’ve queued for hours worried we would miss our appointments and do now we have to allow 2hours to park
As a voluntary driver for elderly and disabled people it is almost impossible to find a car parking space after drop off. This leaves the client without help to find either a wheelchair or person to accompany them to clinic. As a patient, when I was very unwell, I had to carry 2 containers with 24hour urine collection a very long way to clinic. It took over half an hour. I could not manage these on a bus!