Oxford hospital repurposes car park for staff only

The hospital said the number of patient and visitor spaces would not change

One of the public car parks at a major Oxfordshire hospital is set to change to be for staff only.

Car Park 1 at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford will no longer be for patients and visitors from 08:00 GMT on Monday.

The public spaces will move to Car Park A3 at Camel's Head, next to the helipad.

The hospital said there would be no change to the number of patient and visitor spaces.

The patient and visitor spaces will move to Car Park A3, at Camel's Head, next to the helipad

The change will be in effect until work starts on the new theatres building, and it will then close.

The current late shift car park, situated between the Trauma building and the Blood Donor Centre, will convert to visitor parking and Blue Badge spaces.

The new late shift parking will be in Car Park B2 behind the Wolfson Building.

The plans for the proposed theatres building is to address current waiting lists and growing demand.

Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) Trust's travel and transport team said they would prepare wayfinding signs, update the relevant patient documents, and update their website and maps to reflect the changes.

Mark Holloway, Chief Estates and Facilities Officer, said they were "working closely with our project team to minimise any impact to our patients and visitors".