A new car park at Grindley Hill Court
University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) NHS Trust has developed a new staff car park at Grindley Hill Court which is due to open in early May.
Grand opening ceremony for brand new car park at Grindley Hill
30 April 2024
UHNM unveiled its brand new staff car park at Grindley Hill Court in an official ribbon-cutting ceremony earlier this month.
The Trust’s Chief Executive, Tracy Bullock, was joined by UHNM colleagues, contractors Integrated Health Projects (IHP), and a number of local residents on 24 April to celebrate the completion of works to the new multi-storey development.
The car park, which is situated on Hilton Road, is replacing the existing parking spaces provided at the Old Infirmary and Central Outpatients Department (COPD) sites. It will be available for staff from Tuesday 7 May 2024.
Tracy Bullock, UHNM Chief Executive said: “I am delighted to officially open our new staff car park. If we have got staff parking in the right place, it helps ease the burden on parking spaces for our patients and visitors and supports our local residents also. I would like to thank all teams involved in bringing this project in on time and within budget but also to our local planners and residents for their patience and willingness to work with us.”
Lorraine Whitehead, Director of Estates, Facilities and PFI at the Trust, said: “We are thrilled to be able to open our new car park which improves NHS facilities for staff, enables better car parking for our patients and allows for the redevelopment of the Royal Infirmary site.”
Did you know?...
- If you laid every brick on the project on top of each other it would be taller than the Burj Khalifa in Dubai
- We have used as much mortar in weight as 20 elephants (95 tonnes)
- Installed 4,724 square meters, which is the equivalent of eight Olympic size swimming pools.
UHNM’s plans for staff car parking
Grindley Hill Court will provide a permanent car parking solution for the NHS staff currently parking on the Old Infirmary and COPD sites, with the former potentially being developed for local housing and community facilities following the demolition of both sites’ disused and dilapidated buildings.
The Trust chose to acquire Grindley Hill Court, which sits adjacent to the Royal Stoke University Hospital, because it was considered the best local option for future expansion of hospital services and, earlier this year, it was granted public funding to purchase the land.
Grindley Hill Court previously housed NHS staff, including temporary and part-time staff, who have now vacated the site so the land may be readied for demolition. The Trust has been assisting these residents in their move, including support in removals and finding alternative accommodation.
UHNM is committed to engaging with local residents and stakeholders throughout the demolition and development phases, and will ensure that any queries are addressed by a member of its dedicated project team.
You can submit a question to our team by clicking here and view our FAQs here.
The image below is an artists' impression of the car park at Grindley Hill Court.