Press release – Issued 15 December 2023

2023/023

Free hospital patient and visitor parking on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day

Patients and visitors of Hereford County Hospital, Ross, Leominster and Bromyard Community Hospital will be provided with free parking this Christmas Day and Boxing Day, December 25 and 26, and New Year’s Day, 1 January 2024.

The car park entry/exit barriers at Hereford County Hospital will be raised on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day and the pay machines will be taken out of action temporarily to allow free parking on these days for patients and visitors.

At the Trust’s three community hospitals, Ross, Leominster and Bromyard, signs will be displayed on the pay machines advising that parking is free on these days.

Hereford County Hospital provides a number of parking concessions on other days of the year and at its community hospitals. To find out more visit www.wyevalley.nhs.uk (click on the County Hospital parking link on the home page).

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Notes to Editors WVT:

• Wye Valley NHS Trust is a provider of health services across Herefordshire and beyond. The Trust exists to improve the wellbeing, independence and health of the people we serve.
• By working closely with our partners, we can make good our promise to deliver a quality of care we would want for ourselves, our families and our friends.
• With an estimated annual turnover of around £295 million, we employ around 3,000 staff. We aim to build new relationships between our staff, patients, service users and their carers with the wider community.

For further information please contact:

Fiona Gurney, communications officer, or John Burnett, Communication and Engagement Manager, Wye Valley NHS Trust: 01432 372928