Traffic congestion at our hospital’s site has been dire for far too long and the county council has done little to help. For over a year now, staff, patients and visitors get delayed for hours nearly every day in the hospital car parks - yet the massive car parks at County Hall are almost totally vacant because the building is unusable.

We demand immediate action. A park and ride scheme for hospital staff, visitors and patients has been spoken about for months now, but still nothing is in place. Better local bus services, a park and ride scheme plus more Beryl Bike bays in the area would help significantly.

A new multi-storey car park at the hospital is planned, but this will take several months to be built. We need an end now to the congestion that wastes hours of people’s time, worsens local air pollution and puts pressure on over-stretched ambulance services. Worcestershire County Council’s empty car parks at County Hall are just a few minutes’ traffic-free walk away from the hospital. Allowing these car parks to be used for overspill hospital parking could reduce congestion on the hospital site immediately, while the longer-term solutions are put in place.