Parking in West Suffolk Hospital

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West Suffolk Hospital is located on Hardwick Lane, just outside of the centre of Bury St Edmunds. It has inpatient and outpatient facilities, a Macmillan Unit, Eye Treatment Centre, and a Day Surgery Unit. There are around 460 beds and 13 theatres. The main and rear entrances are open from 7am to 10pm, and the emergency department is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

The hospital has chaplains which can be contacted 24 hours a day, and the Chapel of the Good Samaritan is located on the ground floor. Hospital beds have a bedside entertainment system where patients can listen to the radio, and watch TV shows and movies. The hospital also has a patients’ library service, which brings books, magazines, and audiobooks to the wards at least once a week. Patients can receive incoming calls by giving the beside phone number (070 123 983 16) and their 4-digit extension to their visitors. Please note that incoming calls are charged at 50p per minute, and outgoing calls are charged at 10p per minute. 

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Visitor parking at West Suffolk Hospital is separated from staff parking, and is clearly marked. The main car park is in front of the hospital in car park A. There is extra parking in car park D near the Macmillan Unit and Education Centre. You will be able to park for free for up to 20 minutes in car park A, and for up to 30 minutes in car park D.

The West Suffolk Hospital uses an automatic number plate recognition system, so there are no barriers at the entrance. When you go to leave, you will need to visit one of the pay stations and enter your registration number. You can pay with cash, card, or with the free app called Glide Parking, which is available on iOS and Android. 

The cost of West Suffolk Hospital parking is as follows: 

• Up to 1 hour: £2.20 
• Up to 2 hours: £4.20
• Up to 3 hours: £6.40
• Up to 4 hours: £8.40
• Up to 5 hours: £10.60
• Over 5 hours: £12.70
• Weekly ticket: £30
• Parking at the Macmillan day unit: £5.20
• Parking for family carers: £3.00 per day

You may be issued a parking charge notice for not clearly displaying your parking ticket, parking in a disabled space without a clearly displayed blue badge, blocking emergency exits or emergency vehicle routes, or failing to park in an official parking bay. This fine is £60, but will only be £30 if you pay it quickly. 

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By Train: The Bury St Edmunds train station is a 7-minute drive from West Suffolk Hospital and services the greateranglia line. 

By Bus: Several bus lines stop at the hospital, including 1 BREEZE, 84, 86, 374, 377, 384, 385, 750, and M22.  

By Car: West Suffolk Hospital is located on Hardwick Lane, just 3 minutes from the intersection of the A14 and A134 on the edge of Bury St Edmunds.

There are designated disabled parking bays available for blue badge holders at West Suffolk Hospital. Parking at West Suffolk Hospital is free for blue badge holders. If you’re using the car park A, you will need to visit the car park office to validate your free parking. If you’re using car park D, you will need to talk to the car park team through the intercom, and they will tell you how to validate your free parking. 

To search for the disabled car park that is closest to West Suffolk Hospital, see the Blue Badge Parking website. 

A weekly ticket for parking at West Suffolk Hospital costs £30. 

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Where is West Suffolk Hospital located?

West Suffolk Hospital is on Hardwick Lane, just outside of the centre of Bury St Edmunds. 

Are there any shops at West Suffolk Hospital? 

There is a WHSmith and a Friends of West Suffolk Hospital shop in the main concourse at the front of the hospital. You will be able to buy newspapers and magazines, cold drinks and snacks, and toiletries. Both of these shops also operate trolley services to the wards.  

When are meal times at West Suffolk Hospital? 

Breakfast is from 7:30am to 8:30am, lunch is from 11:45am to 1:15pm, and supper is from 5:20pm to 6:20pm. The hospital has vegetarian options and can also provide kosher meals. 

What services does West Suffolk Hospital offer? 

• Accident and emergency services
• Breast cancer services
• Breast Surgery
• Cardiology
• Children's & Adolescent Services
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Colorectal cancer services
• Dementia Services
• Dermatology
• Diabetic Medicine
• Diagnostic Physiological Measurement
• Dietetics
• Ear, Nose & Throat
• Emergency Abdominal Surgery
• Endocrinology and Metabolic Medicine
• Gastrointestinal and Liver services
• General Medicine
• General Surgery
• Geriatric Medicine
• Haematology
• Inpatient Diabetes
• Intensive Care
• Major trauma
• Maternity services
• Neonatal Care
• Nephrology
• Neurology
• Obstetrics And Gynaecology
• Oncology - Clinical
• Ophthalmology
• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Orthopaedics
• Paediatric Surgery
• Pain Management
• Plastic surgery
• Prostate Cancer Service
• Respiratory Medicine
• Rheumatology
• Stroke
• Urology
• Vascular surgery