NORTHUMBRIAHealthcare Trust, UK
Future-proofing the parking access and revenue control system.
- Client
- Northumbria Healthcare Trust
- Location
- North East England
- Year
- 2015
- Scope
- 4 hospital sites
One networked system across four NHS hospital sites
In 2015 Northumbria Healthcare began a new initiative at four of its hospitals in the north east of England. The Trust replaced the existing systems at four large NHS hospital sites across 23 miles. The new Designa ABACUS technology replaced an old Pay & Display system and networked these car parks under one server in a central control room, managing over 1,800 parking spaces and answering all intercom calls centrally.
One parking policy for the whole Trust
The primary goals were a better parking service for visitors, patients and staff, and a central database to implement a single parking policy across the whole Trust. The Trust also wanted greater operational efficiency, better use of staff at each site, improved management of Blue Badge validations and compliance with NHS guidelines, all with a state-of-the-art, future-proof solution.
LPR, central database and flexible payments
The new system includes ANPR for visitor and staff parking, staff RFID easy parking, a centralised database, four-way ticket reading, intercom with driver camera, numerous payment options including contactless, centralised reporting and the ability to add further car parks and sites.
“The new pay-on-foot system is much easier and simpler for our visitors and patients.”
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NORTHUMBRIA HEALTH CARE TRUST, UK
Future proof of the parking access & revenue control system
THE CHALLENGE
The primary goals for the Northumbria Healthcare project were improved parking service for visitors, patients and staff. A central database for all users to implement a single parking policy across the whole trust. Increased operational efficiencies, better use of staff required at each site, improved management of validations for Blue Badge holders and compliance with NHS guidelines for validations for patient groups. All with a solution that would be state of the art and future proof.
THE SOLUTION
The new system and equipment include: ANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) for both Visitor and Staff Parking, Staff RFID easy Parking, Centralised database, 4 way reading of tickets, intercom with driver camera, numerous payment options including contactless, centralised reporting and the ability to add further car parks and sites to the system.
Phase one of the NHCT project began in 2015 with North Tyneside General Hospital installed as the central hub and further phases followed to implement at the other sites. The trust are continuously adding additional sites to the DESIGNA PARCS solution
