I have just read your article on hospital parking charges.
My husband was unfortunate enough to be admitted last month. The day he was admitted it cost me £10, as it took nine hours for him to be given a bed.
He was on Copford ward, with unrestricted visiting, and we were told he would be in for two to three days.
Each day I visited, costing £5. By the end of the week, I had paid £40. I then purchased a weekly ticket for £12.
At the end of week two, he was discharged, only to be readamitted two days later as an emergency – another £10.
I left the hospital at 1.30am after he was admitted the second time.
There was no security present.
He then spent another two weeks on Copford ward, costing me a further £24. The total cost was £86.
My husband is 60, unemployed and receives no benefit, as I work two jobs (which I was unable to do for a month).
To travel from Dovercourt cost about £100 during the four weeks, and for him to watch telly £72!
Certainly not to be recommended if you are living on a budget like ours.
Harwich has a pretty hospital, but alas we cannot get treatment there. Shame.
Mrs I Rowse
Ashley Road
Dovercourt
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