Improve Parking & Access at the JR and Churchill Hospitals

Jacqueline Bennett

Attending a hospital appointment is stressful in it's own right but the added anxiety of worrying about whether I'm going to be late because I can't find a parking space makes it much worse. I have used public transport in the past but it's not a viable solution - particularly when buses get cancelled at short notice.

michael barlow

The parking is totally inadequate

Brian Pennington

I sign both as a pensioner and as one who drives others of a similar age to Hospitals in Oxfordshire and elsewhere, when need exists. I find it extraordinary that Hospitals show so little regard for those who are suffering already and who are then subjected to further stress and distress when having to search for a parking slot!

John Clarke

I use the JR and Churchill Hospitals a number of times a year from Witney and being over 80 find standing for buses and with there very shuddering movement over pot holes very unnerving and exhausting.

Jen Joynson

I dd transport for local people to various hospitals and have to get to the appropriate hospital to get a place and end up takinv tbe space for lknger tban need therefore jamminv up the car park.

Alanna Topham

The lack of parking when travelling from Witney for an appointment, especially an early appointment which is stressful on its own causes huge amounts of additional stress and worry. Often having to circle around again and again trying to find a tightly squeezed space. I’ve often had to phone to say I would be late, because I couldn’t find parking and have to leave an hour and a half for travel from Witney to give myself a chance to be on time.

Edmund Weiner

People who are anxious and distressed about health should not be harassed by money grubbing bureaucrats.

Terry Watts

The fear of not being able to find parking spaces adds, and missing a long awaited appointment, to the stress of an already stressful hospital visit.

Paula Eastwood

Travelling with elderly relatives is a nightmare Just so stressful

Pat Diskett

It was almost impossible to get my disabled and seriously ill relative to the JR and Churchill for her various (often daily) appointments - we were unable to use public transport (required two bus journeys and a walk, which she was physically unable to do) and there was nowhere to park if we drove as, although she had a disabled badge, there were never any spaces available. Action is needed to solve this.

Avril Collins

Visiting the hospital is almost certainly associated with a level of stress and knowing that it could take you anything up to an hour to find a space is beyond stressful. Last time I visited the main car park did not even have a sensible "one out, one in" system which results in several cars going round and round playing a dangerous game of musical chairs/parking spaces.

Gordon Lyall

My wife and I are nearly 80 and the options of cycling or walking to the hospital are unrealistic when we are well. We only go to the hospital if we are unwell and then the above options are totally unrealistic. If I had to get a bus, I would need to walk a mile to get to the bus stop and then have two bus journeys to get to the hospital. By that stage, I wouldn’t need a hospital appointment I would need a hearse.

Dr A R Lieberman

Multi-storey car parks at the JR and Churchill are needed urgently. It is all very well for Councillors to push for patients and visitors to use public transport but that is not an option for very many. None of the arguments I have seen advanced for not providing increased parking facilities outweigh the need for such provision and most appear to be driven by an ideology rather than by an objective analysis of needs and options.

Lesley Johnson

I think that all hospitals should be free of charge. Also the big hospitals need a lot of parking as it caters for a lot of people every day.

Supporter

Because the disabled spots are all taken by people who are not disabled

Patricia Hughes

I use the bus as much as possible but know the stress of not being able to park at the JR when visiting. Multi storey car parks are the only sensible solution IMO.

Roger Scammell

I have used park and ride and when my wife could walk that was fine but limited mobility means a blue badge and using car park. Parking usually depends on your appointment time, early or a Saturday is usually OK but any other time both JR and Churchill are difficult and stressful parking experiences

Sue Samara

Parking at both of these hospitals are extremely limited causing a lot of stress for people who are already dealing with stressful situations

Amanda Howe

When you or a loved one is ill and vulnerable, that is your priority. Thinking about the ability to park should not enter the equation - proximity is key. Equally having staff there to help recovery or prevent illness is also a priority.

Beverley Howe

Patients and their families and staff need to be able to park quickly and without worry. When you need to go to hospital the last thing you need to think about is parking.