Elliott receives assurances over increased parking at South Tyrone & Craigavon Hospitals
Ulster Unionist Assembly member for Fermanagh & South Tyrone, Tom Elliott MLA has received an assurance from Southern Health & Social Care Trust that they will address the chronic shortage of adequate car parking spaces at South Tyrone and Craigavon Area Hospitals.
Tom said: “I first raised this issue in 2006 when the new Health centre was opened at the South Tyrone Hospital and the reduction of car parking spaces at the hospital. This was further compounded with the increased hours of the Minor Injuries Unit at South Tyrone Hospital in 2007 and the problems that many patients encountered with the limited number of car parking spaces available.
The same problem was encountered by patients and visitors attending Craigavon Area Hospital and with all the redevelopments on this site, there is an urgent need for additional parking at this site. In many instances patients and visitors were forced to park at roundabouts and roads approximately half a mile from the site.
I have received confirmation from the Trust that it has plans to increase parking at South Tyrone Hospital through the demolition of nissen huts when funding is available for this purpose and this will provide additional capacity. In respect of Craigavon Area Hospital; I understand there are plans for significant additional car parking.
I trust that the necessary funding will be made available as soon as possible and provide much needed additional car parking at both hospitals