Willmott Dixon is starting work on a new multi-storey car park at Royal Derby Hospital in October, with construction set to take up to 12 months, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) told Building Better Healthcare.
The project is anticipated to be completed in the summer of 2025.
The UK-based construction company got on board with this project through a contract with Noviniti.
Noviniti is a property development company that specialises in creating bespoke retail and commercial spaces in healthcare settings.
Willmott Dixon is starting work in October on a new multi-storey car park at Royal Derby Hospital
Further, Willmott Dixon has already started construction work to create the new park-and-ride car park at Kingsway Boulevard, which is part of the project.
"We’re pleased to be delivering this project at Royal Derby Hospital. The new five-storey car park will replace a surface level car park, increasing the parking provision available for visitors and patients," Director at Willmott Dixon, Nick Heath, told Building Better Healthcare.
The mutli-storey car park will be built on the site of Car Park 6, and will have over 800 spaces that will create more than 500 additional spaces when construction is complete.
The 500 additional spaces include 91 spaces for Blue Badge holders and spaces equipped with electric vehicle charging points.
The project is anticipated to be completed in the summer of 2025
"We are really pleased to be progressing with plans to build a new multi-storey car park at Royal Derby Hospital, which will create an additional 500 spaces for our patients and visitors, directly addressing feedback from our communities about parking provision at the hospital," Director of Estates and Facilities at UHDB, Andrew Selby, told Building Better Healthcare
"When completed, the new car park will give us extra spaces to meet the growing demand for our services, but in order to build it safely, we need to make some essential temporary changes to on-site parking. We will continue to work closely with our partners to make sure this process runs as smoothly as possible, and continue to keep our patients and communities updated throughout the project," Selby concluded.
The car park will help improve access to the hospital and improve the experience of patients and visitors.
Changes to on-site parking are expected to take effect in October
To help ensure construction can take place safely, the Trust will be making several changes to parking at the hospital, including:
- Car parks 7 and 8 moving to short stay only, with a maximum stay of 90 minutes
- Creating dedicated car parks for patients and visitors with additional needs by converting car parks 2 and 3 into dedicated Blue Badge holder parking, with no maximum stay
- Creating a free park-and-ride service that will be fully accessible and will run seven days a week, stopping at five points around our hospital every 20 minutes
Changes to on-site parking are expected to take effect in October.
