It comes after Great Western Hospital chief Kevin McNamara criticised the size of the current hospital. The idea has been floated by Swindon Borough Councillor Stan Pajak who was on the original planning board that approved GWH - although he voted against it. More government funding is available for the hospital with £30m being made available to expand its A&E department. South Swindon MP Robert Buckland also backed calls for a bigger hospital, saying he and fellow North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson would continue to work with GWH to get the improvements. Here s what you said on Facebook: Samantha Wathen: Yet they build houses on the neighbouring land, it s so short sighted.
The Swindon’s hospital raised around £2.2 million through charging staff, patients, and visitors to park last year. Of that, £1.4m was paid by patients and visitors, while £768,640 came in through charges, NHS Digital data revealed. Figures reveal that patients and visitors paid an average hourly rate of £1.10 at the most expensive of the trust’s three sites, while staff spent 13p per hour at the priciest spot. Here’s what you told us on Facebook… John Mccarthy: Staff parking should be free. Who else pays to park at work? All this clap for the NHS and they are being stung to pay to park at work.