COVID19 - FREE PARKING FOR ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH STAFF
Healthcare professionals (HCP) are at higher risk of catching Coronavirus compared to the rest of the community. During the SARS outbreak in 2002, one-fifth of all cases were healthcare workers[i]. The stress COVID19 is causing on public is further exacerbated on healthcare workers, not just due to the higher risk of infection, but also because of work pressure caused by the spread of the infection.
Coming to work every day thinking you may take the virus back to your loved ones at home is another stress that we all, as HCP, ought to deal with. Taking public transport to-and-fro work is a risk as well, not just of catching the infection but a risk healthcare workers put on community by taking the infection from the healthcare facility to the public.
To protect the public and to reduce stress on healthcare workers at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, we think Hospital Staff Parking should be free or at significantly reduced fare during the outbreak.
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March 18, 2020
The momentum behind this request is reaching a point that is hard to ignore. My shift lasts longer than it used to and the exhaustion is deep, but seeing this level of support keeps me moving forward.
14 Comments
Just scrap the fees already. The RIE staff are already under enough pressure without having to pay a fortune just to get to their shifts.
Should have been scrapped a long time ago. How was this contract ever negotiated?!
The parking must be FREE for staffs to care for sick patients and help the NHS to deal with difficult time. NO one should make profit on staff while they’re struggling to provide meal for their family and risking their lives.
I am pregnant and have been advised to avoid public transport by the government. Therefore it will now be every expensive to to drive and park every day from now on which seems unfair as I am just following government advice.
Please, don’t you understand how hard it is after a 12 hour shift getting the bus for 45 mins to travel 4km? Or better still, running home because you’re too tired? Please. Fife do it, BGH do it. Please.
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COVID19 - FREE PARKING FOR ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH STAFF
Healthcare professionals (HCP) are at higher risk of catching Coronavirus compared to the rest of the community. During the SARS outbreak in 2002, one-fifth of all cases were healthcare workers[i]. The stress COVID19 is causing on public is further exacerbated on healthcare workers, not just due to the higher risk of infection, but also because of work pressure caused by the spread of the infection.
Coming to work every day thinking you may take the virus back to your loved ones at home is another stress that we all, as HCP, ought to deal with. Taking public transport to-and-fro work is a risk as well, not just of catching the infection but a risk healthcare workers put on community by taking the infection from the healthcare facility to the public.
To protect the public and to reduce stress on healthcare workers at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, we think Hospital Staff Parking should be free or at significantly reduced fare during the outbreak.
Updates
March 18, 2020
The momentum behind this request is reaching a point that is hard to ignore. My shift lasts longer than it used to and the exhaustion is deep, but seeing this level of support keeps me moving forward.
14 Comments
Its honestly shameful that we have to pay to park while working. My shift is 12 hours and I just want to get home to my kids without worrying about a bus that might not even show up.
Just scrap the fees already. The RIE staff are already under enough pressure without having to pay a fortune just to get to their shifts.
Should have been scrapped a long time ago. How was this contract ever negotiated?!
The parking must be FREE for staffs to care for sick patients and help the NHS to deal with difficult time. NO one should make profit on staff while they’re struggling to provide meal for their family and risking their lives.
I am pregnant and have been advised to avoid public transport by the government. Therefore it will now be every expensive to to drive and park every day from now on which seems unfair as I am just following government advice.
Please, don’t you understand how hard it is after a 12 hour shift getting the bus for 45 mins to travel 4km? Or better still, running home because you’re too tired? Please. Fife do it, BGH do it. Please.
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Its honestly shameful that we have to pay to park while working. My shift is 12 hours and I just want to get home to my kids without worrying about a bus that might not even show up.