One of the advantages of Community Car Association
Membership is access to "preferred" parking spaces at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee. New arrangements have been agreed
between Ninewells Hospital, Vinci Park and PKCTG for members, and will be in place from 6th October 2008. Briefing
sheets have been issued to members along with associated badges.
Vinci Park staff have been trained to recognise
the badge when displayed.
Further details about the Community Car Association are available on this website, alternatively,
please contact Angela on 01577 866766.
The
following general guidelines and information are provided for people visiting Ninewells Hospital.
When
dropping off a patient/visitor at Ninewells Hospital: LEVEL 7 has five drop off bays available for use. However, vehicles must not be parked
or left unattended.
If you are taking a Disabled/Blue Badge Holder to Ninewells, Ninewells Hospital has 94 Disabled spaces; 70 of which are near the hospital entrance. Disabled persons have to pay to park at Ninewells;
however the monies received are reinvested to help this client group. The most recent investment has resulted in the development
of the Award winning Hospital Mobility Initiative.
Hospital Mobility Initiative (located in the main disabled car park car park 7)
At Ninewells, patients and visitors are able to access free
use of electric scooters and manual wheelchairs using the Hospital Mobility Initiative Scheme.
To access
this service the user has to register, provide 2 proofs of ID (including proof of address) take a short assessment and complete
an application form. The process takes around 40 minutes and the user will be issued with a membership card. Once validated
the user can pre-book or just show their card to access the service.
The Ninewells Hospital Mobility Scheme received National Recognition at the British Car Park Awards in
March 2008. Entered under the Innovation Category, they did not receive an award, however received the “Special Judges
Award” and “Overall Award”.
