A SCOTS nurse returned from a 13-hour shift to discover a “nasty” observe left on her windscreen – as she claims she’s not allowed to park on the hospital.

Jessica Hannah is pressured to park on residential streets in Edinburgh while at work on account of allegedly not being permitted to make use of the hospital automotive park, and no different parking measures aiding her.

The 22-year-old ended her shift on the hospital in Edinburgh’s Little France district to discover a hostile memo pinned underneath her windscreen wiper.

Newly-qualified nurse Jessica was left shocked because the observe warned her off parking there once more – regardless of her claiming that she was not blocking any driveways or entrances.

A picture reveals Jessica holding the observe, scrawled on clean white paper, which bluntly reads: “You might be blocking my entrance to my parking.

“If this example occurs once more, the automotive registration quantity might be reported to the related workplace with picture documentation.”

NHS Lothian has launched quite a lot of measures to fight employees parking points, with automotive parking permits issued on a points-based system which takes account of a variety of eligibility standards.

These standards embrace the space somebody lives from the location, caring obligations they might have of their private life, the shifts they work and any disabilities.

NHS Lothian additionally grant employees working nightshift at weekends and financial institution holidays use of the employees automotive parks no matter whether or not they have a allow on account of demand for parking being considerably decreased.

Employees are additionally given entry to one of many hospital’s automotive parks with out the necessity for permits – however solely from 11:30am every day.

Jim Crombie, Deputy Chief Govt Officer for NHS Lothian, additionally sanctioned 250 new parking areas on the hospital complicated.

Regardless of these measures, Jessica has been left each bemused and pissed off, saying right this moment: “I used to be on a standard stretch of highway, not blocking any driveways.

“I got here again from my 13-hour shift to discover a nasty observe on my windscreen. I don’t know what home did it. I do know I wasn’t protecting anybody’s drive.

“I’ve to park ten minutes away from the hospital. I’m not allowed to park my automotive there though I’m employees.”

“It’s a public avenue. They need to take it up with the hospital.”

Jessica claimed: “You’ll be able to’t park within the employees automotive park except you could have a allow – which it’s essential stay over 30 miles away to qualify for.

“They’ve wardens standing on the entrance to the automotive park each morning. They flip me away even with my employees badge.

“If I used to be to get the bus from the opposite facet of Edinburgh it could add over an hour journey every option to my already 13-hour shift – when am I meant to sleep?

“It already provides extra time to my day. It makes my blood boil”.

Jessica alleges: “They constructed a complete new hospital however no new employees automotive park.

“Now the allow rule is in place, half the automotive park sits empty. There’s loads of area within the customer’s automotive park as effectively.

“Discovering that observe on the finish of my day has simply left me so upset. I’m at an entire loss. The place else can I’m going?

“I want the hospital would simply allow us to park someplace. Even when it meant I needed to pay for a employees allow, I undoubtedly would.

“It’s such an issue – I want they’d prioritise sorting it”.

Morag Campbell, Director of Estates and Services, NHS Lothian stated right this moment: “The employees parking allow scheme on the Little France campus was reintroduced in early 2022 as a result of the location had develop into significantly congested.

“This posed a hazard to employees, sufferers and guests and compromised the power of emergency blue gentle autos to entry the hospitals.

“Recognising the elevated demand for automotive park entry, we made an extra parking facility accessible, offering 250 parking areas and boosting the variety of permits we may problem.

“This opened in July 2022.

“We even have a variety of different measures to assist help employees who wouldn’t be eligible for a allow together with; offering all employees entry to automotive park 2C from 11.30am every day, with out the necessity for a parking allow; the provision of a completely funded Employees Shuttlebus service between the Little France campus and the Sheriffhall Park and Journey; which could be very well-liked with employees and the reintroduction of the car-share scheme.

“We actively discourage employees from parking in close by residential areas, recognising the impression this may have on each native residents and companies.”