MS calls for joint action on Wrexham Maelor parking
A North Wales MS has called for joint action to resolve what he described as long-running parking problems at Wrexham Maelor Hospital.
Speaking in the Senedd, Sam Rowlands said the situation was causing daily difficulties for patients, visitors and staff.
Mr Rowlands, Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure, highlighted the wider need for infrastructure that keeps pace with population growth.
He said: “In my region of North Wales, at Wrexham Maelor Hospital, there is a particular issue with parking at the hospital, which has been exacerbated because of population growth, which is a welcome thing, but the infrastructure needs to be able to follow that growth as well.”
He said people attending appointments were arriving stressed, anxious and often late because they could not find safe and available parking. “Staff working long, demanding shifts are facing the same challenges. And this is not just a minor inconvenience, of course, it’s a barrier to care, a risk to patient well-being and a strain on an already pressurised workforce,” he added.
Mr Rowlands suggested that councils could work alongside the health board to help improve infrastructure, management and enforcement on the site, noting that local authorities already deal with similar issues in their own car parks.
He asked Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government Jayne Bryant whether she agreed that councils and health boards should work together to address the issues at Wrexham Maelor.
The Cabinet Secretary said she would be happy for Mr Rowlands to write to her outlining the concerns in more detail.
Mr Rowlands said: “It is quite clear that Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board need support to help fix these long-running parking issues at the hospital and welcome any move which move the matter forward.
“I do think, however, that it is also something which needs input from the Welsh Government and I will certainly be writing to the Cabinet Secretary in more detail.”
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