Hospital car park charges to go up

Car parking charges are to rise next month for patients and visitors to Lincoln’s NHS hospitals.

Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Groups says the increases have been kept to a minimum and have been made to help improve car parking provisions. 

Mike Parkhill, Group Chief Estates and Facilities Officer, said: “Parking charges were reduced at the hospitals in 2020 and these prices have remained in place for the last five years.

“We continue to have concessions in place for many patients and this has not changed. This includes those with a blue badge, those patients undergoing cancer treatment and parents/guardians staying with children who are admitted to one of our wards. For further information about our concessions we advise patients to talk to the ward or department that is caring for them.

“We are also continuing to offer the first 30 minutes for free for all patients and visitors to our hospitals.”

Improvements include having more spaces across hospital sites dedicated solely for use by patients and visitors. This change has only recently been implemented and is already helping to reduce some of the stress caused by coming to the hospitals. 

Improvements and repairs have also been made to many of the public car parks and plans are in place for further works to be completed in the coming months.

Below are charges that will be introduced on July 1.

Blue Badge holders Remains FREE (the vehicle needs to be pre-registered at main reception with the blue badge displayed in the windscreen. Vehicles previously registered will still be on the system).