NHS TRUST APOLOGISES FOR PARKING ISSUES

AN NHS trust has issued an apology to visitors following parking difficulties at a major regional hospital.

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AN NHS trust has issued an apology to visitors following parking difficulties at a major regional hospital.

Locals warned that patients have missed vital appointments at University Hospital North Durham (UHND) due to a shortage of available spaces.

Cars are often left at the roadside and block access in residential streets, with visitors describing the issues as “chaotic and deeply distressing’, the City of Durham Parish Council said.

County Durham and Darlington NHS Trust has apologised for the difficulties and confirmed it has recently created 70 additional parking spaces.

Parish councillor Grenville Holland said locals had predicted the parking issues when around 100 hospital parking spaces were removed from the Melbury Court car park for new student accommodation.