Parents and carers
If you are the parent or guardian, of a child or young person, you can park at the hospital for free.
Your child must be under 18 years of age and an outpatient (staying overnight).
You will be granted free parking for the duration of your child's stay. This is limited to one vehicle per a child.
Outpatients
Parking will be provided free to all outpatients who attend hospital for appointments, at least 3 times within a month, and for an overall period of at least 3 consecutive months (a minimum of 9 attendances).
A ‘month’ is defined as a period of 30 days.
Valid car parking receipts will be required for any claims which are made through our cashier’s office.
Please be aware you cannot claim for parking costs as a frequent outpatient attender, if you already claim them as part of the Healthcare Travel Costs Scheme (HTCS).
You can apply for the HTCS if you get any of these benefits:
- Income Support
- income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
- income-related Employment and Support Allowance
- Working Tax Credit with Child Tax Credit
- Working Tax Credit with a disability element, or a severe disability element
- Child Tax Credit but you’re not eligible for Working Tax Credit
- Pension Credit - Guarantee Credit
- Universal Credit - if you meet additional criteria
Claiming twice will be treated as NHS fraud