Staff Parking

Parking for staff is free until 31 March 2023 in recognition of the rising cost of living and the impact on staff.

Once the multi-storey car park (MSCP) fully opens, car parking across the main hospital site, not just the multi-storey car park, will operate using an automatic number plate recognition. This will include the parking at the Children's Centre.

Staff are currently advised to park in the multi-storey car park so that other spaces on the wider hospital site can be used by patients and visitors.

When staff parking charges are reintroduced, the system will automatically charge you directly from the debit/credit card details you enter on the Staff Parking Portal when you leave the hospital site through any of the barriers.

You will only be charged on the days you are parking on site, and you can only be charged once each day, so you will not be charged again if you need to leave the car park and return on the same day. If you are on site for less than 20 minutes you won’t be charged at all.

Parking will remain free for Blue Badge holders and the barrier system will recognise Blue Badges. A new dedicated disabled parking area has been created in front of North Wing Entrance 2 (Day Surgery).

As outlined in Government guidance, staff working night shifts will not have to pay for parking. Weekend day shift staff will have to pay the same as weekday staff.

Getting ready for the new barrier system

If you are a member of staff and would like to park on site once the barrier system is in operation, you need to register on the Staff Parking Portal so your car’s registration is recognised by the number plate recognition system which has been installed at entrances. If you do not register, the barriers will not recognise your vehicle.

Please note: You can only access the Staff Parking Portal via a DCHFT computer or device, using a DCHFT email address.

If you have any queries please contact the transport team on carparkingenquiries@dchft.nhs.uk or Ext 5688 / 3151.

Step by Step Staff Parking Portal Guide

You must use a DCHFT computer to register on the portal: https://parking.dchft.nhs.uk/

You must use a DCHFT email address to register – firstname.surname@dchft.nhs.uk

Select registration type ‘Staff’.

Click on ‘Create New Account’.

Fill out your details.

Your employment number is the number on the top left of your payslip under ‘ASSIGNMENT NUMBER’. You can view your payslips electronically on ESR.

Your wage is the figure in the ‘PT SAL/WAGE’ box on the right hand side of your payslip. Please be reassured you will not be charged for parking at this stage – the salary information is requested for when we introduce tiered staff charges.

Under ‘Work Phone’ please add your department’s main number if you don’t have your own extension.

Click ‘Register’.

Don’t change anything on the next page that displays. Your registration starts on the day you register on the portal.

Click ‘Binding Booking’ (please note: you are registering to park, not booking a parking space).

Enter your car’s registration number. You can add one more registration number if you sometimes drive a different car (maximum of two vehicles).

Click ‘Continue’.

You will receive two emails as part of the registration process:

The first email is the account activation stage. You will receive an email from noreply@dchft.nhs.uk and be asked to activate your account. Check your details are correct and then click on the link to activate your account.

The second email is the confirmation stage. You will receive an email from noreply@dchft.nhs.uk to confirm the user account is activated.

You only need to go through this process once to register, but you can log into the portal to update your details any time.

Once you have successfully registered on the portal, the barriers will automatically open when you enter and leave the hospital site.

Frequently asked questions about staff parking