Changes to hospital parking and fees (Southport & Formby DGH)

Changes to hospital parking and fees (Southport & Formby DGH)

Parking for patients and visitors should increase by at least 120 spaces at Ormskirk and District General Hospital later this year.

Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust is seeking planning permission to expand parking at the top of the main car park which faces the hospital entrance. The land is currently set aside for helicopter transfers.

Neil Aindow, Capital Projects Manager, said: “There are now few occasions when this facility is needed. By making alternative arrangements we can use this land more productively for the benefit of patients and visitors.”

The Trust also announced charges for some visitors parking at Ormskirk and Southport hospitals will rise from 1 April 2015. It is the first increase since 2013. Parking for staff will also cost more.

Band	Current fee	Fee from 1 April
Less than 20 mins	No charge	No charge
20 mins to 2 hours	£2.90	£2.90
2 to 4 hours	£3.40	£3.50
4 to 8 hours	£4.20	£4.30
More than 8 hours	£5.20	£5.30