Information for patients and visitors for car parking at The Royal Oldham, Fairfield General and Rochdale Infirmary. Hospital signage will direct you to the main visitor car parking on each of our hospital sites.
We do charge for patient and visitor parking, see table on this page for list of charges. Charges are also displayed on tariff signs displayed in patient and visitor parking areas. However, we also offer concessions for certain types of users including blue badge holders, see further details following; along with reduced price tickets for weekly or monthly parking.
Current charges for parking are:
|
Time period |
Charge details |
|
Up to 30 minutes |
Only free in designated drop off/ pick up areas with orange parking signs |
|
Up to 1 hour |
£1 |
|
Up to 2 hours |
£2 |
|
Up to 6 hours |
£3 |
|
Up to 8 hours |
£4 |
|
Up to 12 hours |
£6 |
|
Up to 24 hours |
£8 |
|
Weekly ticket, up to 7 consecutive days |
£15 |
|
Monthly permit |
£25 |
We have 3 methods of payment:
1. Use paybyphone – for app, online, text and phone payments by card/ account. Please see Northern Care Alliance - PayByPhone | Park with PayByPhone and signs at hospitals for details, or download the paybyphone app.
paybyphone Location Numbers for our hospital sites are:
|
Hospital |
paybyphone Location Number |
|
Fairfield General Hospital, Bury |
807068 |
|
Rochdale Infirmary |
807074 |
|
The Royal Oldham Hospital |
807072 |
For more details of how paybyphone works for app, online, text and phone payments see Pay for car park by phone or via our parking app | PayByPhone.
2. Cash payments at our parking machines - for hourly up to weekly tickets. However, our machines are unable to provide change.
3. Card & Contactless payments at some parking machines - available on machines at Fairfield General Hospital and Rochdale Infirmary, where you also need to enter your registration number to obtain a ticket. Sorry, but Apple Pay/ Phone contactless is not on these machines. Try the paybyphone app instead?
Monthly parking tickets are also available using card payment from General/Cashiers Offices at our hospital sites, as detailed in the following table.
|
Hospital site |
Location |
|
Fairfield General Hospital |
General/ Cashiers Office, Ground Floor, Blue Zone |
|
Rochdale Infirmary |
General/ Cashiers Office, Level C |
|
The Royal Oldham Hospital |
General/ Cashiers Office, Chalmers Keddie Building |
We offer a number of free or reduced price parking concessions. See table following for details and conditions.
|
Type Of User |
Concession/ Conditions |
How to obtain |
|
Patient & Visitor Blue Badge holders |
Free parking is available for patients and visitors who are valid blue badge holders attending the hospital. |
Display your blue badge clearly in vehicle when parked in Blue Badge, Drop Off or Patient & Visitor Parking areas. |
|
Patients and Visitors attending: Intensive Care Units, Neonatal Units and High Dependency Units |
Free parking is available by authorisation. This is available for; Fairfield General Hospital; Ward 5 (Primary Stroke Centre), Ward 10 (Critical Care) Wards 11a and 11b Royal Oldham Hospital; NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit), ICU Pod A and Pod B (Intensive Care & High Dependency) |
Please speak to staff in the relevant ward/ department. The Ward Clerk or Ward Staff will have the details of how to access this facility if required. |
|
Patients attending for ongoing cancer and haematology treatment |
All relevant wards/ departments Free parking is available, for those attending more than 4 times in one month or for a period of treatment longer than 3 months, but only 1 permit/ voucher per patient. |
Two wards/ departments have access to this facility and administer it across the Trust. These are;
Ward F11 Haematology at Royal Oldham Hospital for their patients. Please speak to staff in the relevant ward/ department. |
|
Parents and Visitors during occasion of end of life care, or a bereavement of a Patient. |
All ward and departments Free parking is available in certain situations For relatives attending the Swan Suites, specific signed free parking spaces are available. |
Please speak to staff on the unit/ department regarding arranging this. |
|
Patients and visitors in some other extenuating circumstances |
Free parking is available in some situations, at the discretion of the ward/ department supervisory staff. |
Please speak to staff on the unit/ department regarding this. |
|
Frequent Outpatient Attendees |
Free for out-patients who attend hospital for an appointment at least three times within a month and for an overall period of at least three months. | You must visit the General/ Cashiers Office at the hospital (see details following) with confirmation of your appointments and receipts/ tickets for at least 9 parking payments within the previous 90 days to obtain a refund. |
|
Parents of sick children staying overnight |
For a parent or guardian of a child or young person, under 18 years of age, who is admitted as an inpatient at hospital overnight. They will receive free parking between the hours of 7.30pm and 8am while visiting the child. This applies to a maximum of two vehicles. | Please speak to staff in the relevant ward/ department. The Ward Clerk or Ward Staff will have the details of how to access this facility if required. |
|
Staff working night duties |
For members of staff with a shift commencing after 7.30pm and ending before 8am. They receive free parking for the duration of their shift. | Colleagues do not need to pay for parking during night between these times. Please see staff and contractor parking information for more details. |
This allows you to reclaim travelling costs for attending hospital, if you receive certain welfare payments or have a valid exemption card or an HC2 form.
Please ask staff in the ward or department for the General/ Cashiers office contact details, for you to obtain more information. Travel costs are refunded with the correct documentation at the General/ Cashiers office locations following.
|
Hospital site |
Location |
|
Fairfield General Hospital |
General/ Cashiers Office, Ground Floor, Blue Zone |
|
Rochdale Infirmary |
General/ Cashiers Office, Level C |
|
The Royal Oldham Hospital |
General/ Cashiers Office, Chalmers Keddie Building |
In addition further information is also available on the NHS choices website, or using the link detailed below;
http://www.nhs.uk/nhsengland/Healthcosts/pages/Travelcosts.aspx
As part of car parking management process, parking enforcement is in operation across the Trust and vehicles found to be in breach of parking conditions, as detailed by relevant signage and road markings, may be issued with a parking charge notice.
If you have received a Parking Charge Notice (PCN) please visit https://www.openparking.co.uk/pcn/ to find out why the PCN was issued, see any photographic evidence taken at the time of issue, pay securely for the PCN or submit evidence to appeal against your PCN.
If you feel that your Parking Charge Notice (PCN) was issued incorrectly or you have mitigating circumstances, you can appeal the PCN by clicking on https://www.openparking.co.uk/pcn/ or alternatively writing to:
Open Parking, PO Box 1049, Northampton, NN4 4DZ.
See what you will need in order to appeal below.
Please note that appeals cannot be processed over the phone.
Please have ready...
- Your PCN number (e.g. NG12345678), which you can see on the PCN letter.
- Your Vehicle Registration Mark (number plate).
- Any evidence to support your appeal, which should be files or photos to upload in a JPG or PDF format (or printed and supplied with a written appeal).
Your PCN will be placed on hold at its current charge as soon as your appeal is received. Charges will not increase whilst your appeal is processed and Open Parking will aim to respond to you with a decision within 14 days.
Pay by a secure online payment service - https://www.openparking.co.uk/pcn/;
Phone the automated payment line on 0330 088 9564 or
Post a cheque to Open Parking, PO BOX 1049, Northampton, NN4 4DZ. Please note on the cheque the PCN number from your letter and your Vehicle Registration Mark (number plate).