Issue - meetings
Medway NHS Foundation Trust - Blue Badge Holder Parking Charges
Meeting: 04/09/2012 - Cabinet (Item 11)
11 Medway NHS Foundation Trust - Blue Badge Holder Parking Charges 
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Minutes:
Background:
This report set out a reference from the Health and Adult Social Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee held on 21 August 2012 in relation to the introduction of blue badge parking charges at Medway Maritime Hospital.
The report provided details of the motion considered at Full Council on 26 July 2012, together with a response from the Director of Operations at Medway Maritime Hospital, as well as details of the discussion held at the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, at which the Chief Executive of the Medway NHS Foundation Trust attended to discuss and answer questions on the issue.
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Decision number: |
Decision: |
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160/2012 |
The Cabinet agreed to recommend that Medway Maritime Hospital Trustees reconsider the Management decision and continue to provide free parking for Blue Badge Holders. |
Reasons:
The Cabinet stated that it was regrettable that Medway Maritime Hospital had taken the stance of charging Blue Badge Holders to park whilst visiting and using hospital facilities.
Medway Council had led the way together with its partners in business, commerce and retail whereby blue badge holders were allowed free parking.
The Cabinet was disappointed that Medway Maritime Hospital Management as a key partner had not followed this lead and chosen, without consultation, to introduce a charge.