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    • Shaping our Future Wellbeing Strategy
      • Strategic Objectives
    • Background to the Strategy
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      • Where we began
        • Cancer
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      • The challenges we face
    • Policies Shaping the Strategy
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        • The Seven Well-being Goals
          • A Prosperous Wales
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          • A Wales of Cohesive Communities
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        • The Five Ways of Working
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      • Social Services & Wellbeing Wales Act 2016
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  • Publications
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• Ein Gwasanaethau
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  • Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Service
    • About the Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) service
    • ACHD Clinics
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    • Meet the CF Team
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    • A-Z of CF Care
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  • Blood Borne Virus Service
    • Meet the BBV Team
    • BBV Clinics
    • What are BBV's?
    • BBV's - Who is at risk ?
    • Cardiff and Vale Hepatitis Support Network
    • BBV for Healthcare Professionals
    • Self Referral for Viral Hepatitis Screening
    • World Hepatitis Day
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    • Breast Cancer in Over 70's
    • Exercise Prescription
    • Meet the Breast Centre Team
      • Breast Care Nurses
    • Patient Information - Breast Disease
    • About the Breast Centre
      • Anwen Ward
    • Your Visit to the Breast Centre
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      • Joint Genetics Clinic
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    • Signs and Symptoms of Breast Abnormalities
    • Diagnosis of Breast Disease
    • Genetics and Breast Cancer
    • Breast Centre Clinical Trials
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    • Patient Feedback
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  • Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Integrated Health and Social Care Partnership
  • CHfW - Children's Hospital for Wales
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    • Fundraising for the CHfW
      • Noah's Ark Children's Charity
    • CHfW in the News
      • Health Minister learns that healthy eating is child's play
      • Dydd Miwsig Cymru takes disco to the Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales
    • Children and Young Adults Research Unit
      • Children and Young Adults Research Unit Opening
  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
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      • Early Years Psychology
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        • Neurodevelopment
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        • Palliative Care
      • Community Family Psychology
      • Speech and Language Therapy
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    • CYPF - Emotional Wellbeing & Mental Health
      • Resilience Project
      • Primary Mental Health
      • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAHMS)
      • Specialist Nurse Led Services
      • Enfys
      • Emotional Wellbeing Service
    • Children Young People Neurodevelopment
    • Childrens Community OT Service
    • Paediatric Palliative Care
    • Community Child Health Services
  • Clinical Gerentology
    • Stroke Rehabilitation
      • Meet the Stroke Rehabilitation Team
      • Meet the Stroke Rehabilitation Volunteers
      • Useful Resources for Stroke
    • Orthopaedic Rehabilitation
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    • Memory Team
    • Parkinson's Disease
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    • Day Hospitals
  • Clinical Neuropsychology
    • Clinical Neuropsychology Resources
    • Clinical Neuropsychology Referral Criteria
    • The Clinical Neuropsychology Service
  • Community Dental Service
    • About the CDS
    • What the CDS Offers
    • Who can benefit from our care?
    • Community Dental Service Clinics
    • Referrals to the CDS
    • CDS Compliments and Concerns
    • Emergency Treatment and Advice
      • Emergency Dental Treatment
    • CDS Useful Resources
  • Community Neurological Rehabilitation Services
    • NeuroOutpatient Physiotherapy
    • Early Supported Discharge Service (Stroke)
    • Community Brain Injury Team
      • About the Community Brain Injury Team
      • Discharge Process
      • Referral Process
    • The Welsh Neuropsychiatry Service
  • Community Nursing Services
  • Community Pharmacies
    • Out of Hours Pharmacies
  • Continence Advisory Service
  • Continuing Care Services
    • Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW)
    • Care Homes and Continuing NHS Healthcare
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  • Critical Care Services
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  • Dementia
    • About Dementia
      • Patient Stories
    • Caring For Someone with Dementia
      • Dementia After Diagnosis
      • Dementia Cafés
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      • Dementia: End of Life
      • Twiddlemuffs appeal for Dementia Patients
    • Dementia Training and Development
      • Managing behaviour that challenges
      • Preventing and Managing Delirium
      • Read About Me
      • Being Dementia-Friendly
      • Dementia Champions
      • Dementia training and development options
    • Dementia Strategy 2018 - 2028
      • Dementia 3 Year Plan
  • Dermatology
    • Dermatology Patch Testing Patient Information
    • Dermatology Inpatient Information
    • Dermatology Outpatient Information
  • Diabetes
    • Meet the Diabetes Team
    • Diabetic Outpatient Services
    • Diabetic Inpatient Services
    • Prescribed Diabetic Videos and Useful Resources
    • Keeping Well: Type 2 Diabetes
      • Learn how to manage Type 2 Diabetes
        • X-PERT Self Management Course
        • EPP Self Management Course
          • EPP Course
            • What are the costs?
            • What courses are available?
            • Who runs the course?
            • Who should attend?
            • How do I get a referral?
            • Who do I contact?
        • Diabetes UK Internet Self Management Course
          • Diabetes UK Internet Self Management Course
            • What are the costs?
            • What is the course?
            • Who runs the course?
            • Who should attend the course?
            • How do I register for the course?
        • Pocket Medic
          • Pocket Medic Courses
            • What are the costs?
            • What is Pocket Medic?
            • What topics are covered?
            • How do I watch them?
            • Other Languages
      • Keeping Active with Type 2 Diabetes
        • Wales National Exercise Referral Scheme
          • National Exercise Referral Scheme
            • What are the costs?
            • What is the course?
            • Where is the course run?
            • Who runs the course?
            • Who should attend ?
            • How do I get a referral?
            • Find out more?
        • Enjoying the Outdoors
          • Enjoying the Outdoors
            • How do I find out about led or self guided walks?
            • What other outdoor activities are available?
        • Free Swimming for the Over 60's
          • Free Swimming for the Over 60's
            • What is the cost?
            • Free swimming for the over 60's
            • Who to contact?
            • Which leisure centres participate in the scheme?
        • Strength and Balance Exercise Classes
          • Strength and Balance Exercise Classes
            • What is the cost?
            • What is the course?
            • Who runs the course?
            • Who should attend?
            • How do I attend?
            • Who to contact?
        • Extend Movement to Music
          • Extend Movement to Music
            • What is the cost?
            • What is the course?
            • Who runs the course?
            • Who should attend?
            • How do I attend the course?
            • Who to contact?
      • Connect and Share with others
      • Eat Well and Enjoy Food
        • Information on Healthy Eating
        • Get Cooking - Cooking for Health
          • Get Cooking - Cooking for Health
            • What are the costs?
            • What is the course?
            • Who are the classes for?
            • How do I find out more?
      • Know who to contact
    • Paediatric Diabetes
      • Paediatric Diabetes Services
      • Meet the Paediatric Diabetes Team
      • Contact Paediatric Diabetes
      • Paediatric and Teenager Diabetic Outpatient Clinics
      • Paediatric Diabetic Video Resources
    • Diabetic Podiatry Services
    • Diabetic Eye Screening Wales
  • District Nursing Service
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  • Electronic Assistive Technology
    • More about AAC
    • Meet the EATS Team
    • The AAC Hub
    • Referral for Specialist AAC Services
    • What happens after a referral?
  • Epilepsy
    • Useful Links
    • Research
    • Epilepsy Patient Information Leaflets
    • Epilepsy Patient Information
  • Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy
    • Endoscopy
      • Visiting the Endoscopy Unit
        • UHL Site Information - Endoscopy
        • UHW Site Info - Endoscopy
      • Meet the Endoscopy Team
      • Endoscopy Services
      • Endoscopy Patient Information
        • Booking your Endoscopy Procedure
        • Endoscopy Procedure Information
        • Endoscopy Information Videos
        • Endoscopy Discharge Information
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        • Further Endoscopy Resources Information
      • Frequently Asked Questions - Endoscopy
        • Frequently Asked Questions Accordian Folder - Endoscopy
          • What is a polyp?
          • Do polyps cause symptoms?
          • Do all polyps need to be removed?
          • How can a doctor tell what type of polyp it is?
          • How are polyps removed?
          • Is removing a polyp painful?
          • What are the risks of removing a polyp?
          • What might the doctor do to reduce the chance of complications?
          • Will the polyp always be removed during my procedure?
          • What happens to the polyp after it has been removed?
          • How do I find my results?
          • If I have polyps, will I require further camera tests in the future?
          • Colonscopy - Are there any foods I shouldn't eat before my test?
          • Information on Sedation
      • Endoscopy Compliment and Concerns
    • Hepatology
    • Gastroenterology
  • Hand Therapy
    • Hand Therapy Attendance Policy
    • Attending Hand Therapy
    • Hand Therapy Clinics
    • Hand Therapy Services
  • Health Records
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    • Health Records - To help you
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  • Health Visiting Service
  • Individual Patient Funding Requests
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Integrated Autism Services
  • Laboratory Medicine
    • Microbiology Laboratory
    • Cellular Pathology
      • Electron Microscopy
        • Electron Microscopy Services and Referrals
      • Further information
    • Phlebotomy
    • Haematology
      • Haematinics Tests Re-accreditation
      • Paediatric Haematology and Oncology
      • Meet the Haematology Team
      • Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia
        • Screening and Diagnosis
        • Haemoglobinopathies
          • Haemoglobin C Trait Patient Information
          • Haemoglobin D Trait Patient Information
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        • Our Centre
        • Thalassaemia
          • Possible Alpha Thalassaemia
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        • Sickle Cell
          • Sickle Cell Trait Patient Information
          • Sickle Cell Trait
      • Deep Vein Thrombosis
        • Hospital Acquired Thrombosis
        • Preventing Deep Vein Thrombosis
        • After Discharge From Hospital
      • Haematological Cancer Service
      • Arthur Bloom Haemophilia Centre
    • Medical Biochemistry and Immunology
      • Contact Information
      • Acute Biochemistry Services
      • Antenatal Screening Laboratory
      • Biochemical Genetics Service
      • Clinical Trials
      • Electronic Reporting
      • Endocrinology Laboratory
      • Immunology
      • Metabolic Laboratory
      • Newborn Screening Laboratory
      • Porphyria Service Cardiff
        • National Acute Porphyria Service (NAPS)
        • Bovine Porphyria
        • Useful Resources and References
        • Quality Assurance
        • Pricing Policy
        • Sample Choice Strategies
        • Sample Advice
        • Patient Information
        • Clinical Guidance
        • Contact Porphyria
        • Who's Who
      • Private / Commercial Testing
      • Specimen Labelling Requirements (non Cardiff & Vale)
      • Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Service
      • Toxicology Laboratory
      • Trace Elements
      • MBI Useful Resources
  • Lipid Unit
    • Lipid Unit
      • What is Lipoprotein Apheresis?
      • Who should be treated for Lipoprotein Apheresis?
      • What does the treatment involve?
      • Patient Stories
      • Contact the Lipid Unit
  • Liver Surgery
  • Local Health Services
    • Doctors - GP Services
    • Dentists
    • Pharmacies
    • Opticians
    • Hospitals
  • Major Trauma Centre
  • Make Every Contact Count (MECC)
    • Stopping Smoking
    • Drink Alcohol within recommended limits
    • Being Physically Active
    • Healthy Eating
    • Being Aware of Immunisations and Vaccinations
  • Media Resources Centre
  • Medical and Dental Education Department
    • Our Faculty
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    • Medical Work Observation Programme
    • Events, Resources and Training Courses
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    • CAVMedEducation App
  • Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering
    • Clinical Engineering
    • Bone Densitometry (DXA Scan)
      • After the Appointment
        • How will I find out the result?
      • Your Appointment
        • What is a Bone Density (DXA) Measurement?
        • How do I prepare for the investigation?
        • What will I have to do for the investigation?
        • How long does it take?
      • Before your appointment
        • What if I cannot attend the appointment?
        • What if I am or think I may be pregnant?
        • I require hospital transport for my appointment, how do I book?
    • Vascular Ultrasound (Doppler Scan)
  • Medicine Clinical Board
  • Mental Health
    • Mental Health Patient Stories
      • Mental Health Apprentices
        • Martha Catterson
        • Jessica Hart
        • Chelsea Fenn
        • Corinne Williams
      • Volunteers' Stories
    • A-Z of Mental Health Services
      • Crisis Services
      • Addiction
        • Addiction Services
        • Local Services and Useful Sites
        • Needle Exchange
        • Referral
        • Pine Ward
      • Art Psychotherapy
      • Assertive Outreach
      • Bipolar Education Programme Cymru
      • Community Mental Health Teams
        • Adult Mental Health Specialty
        • Accessing the Services
        • Services
      • Cynnwys
      • Deaf and Hard of Hearing Mental Health Network
      • Dietetics and Mental Health Services
      • Eating Disorders (Adult)
        • What We Can Offer You
        • Referral route
        • Philosophy of Care
        • SHED Newsletters
        • Letter from a service user
        • Videos - Getting The Message Across
      • Electro Convulsive Therapy
      • Liaison Psychiatry
      • Locality Wards
      • Low Secure Services
        • Low Secure Wards
        • Forensic Community Mental Health Team
        • Referral Process
      • Mental Health Act Office
      • Neuropsychiatry Service
      • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Pathway
        • Interventions for OCD
        • OCD Self Help Guide
      • Occupational Therapy Service
      • Perinatal Community Mental Health Service
      • Pharmacy Service in Mental Health
      • Mental Health Physiotherapy Service
      • Primary Care Counselling Service
        • Primary Care Counselling Service Leaflet
      • Primary Mental Health Support Service
      • Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit
      • Psychology and Psychological Therapies Directorate
      • Rehabilitation and Recovery Services
      • Smoke Free Mental Health Wards
      • Speech and Language Therapy and Mental Health Services
      • Strategies & Interventions for Managing Aggression
      • Veterans' Support
        • Becoming a Reservist
      • Younger Onset Dementia Service
    • Making Things Better / Enabling Environments
      • Promoting Dignity and Respect
      • Recovery
      • Service User / Carer support
      • Sexual Orientation
      • Spiritual Care
        • Chaplaincy Team
        • Our Chaplains
        • Where to meet the Chaplains
        • Contacts and Useful Links
      • Welsh Language in Mental Health
    • About the Mental Health Service
      • Adult Mental Health Resource Sheet
    • Innovation, Research and Development
      • Participate
      • Clinical Record Interactive Search
  • Metabolic Services (Paediatric and Adult)
• Hospitals and Health Centres
  • Our Hospitals
    • University Hospital of Wales
      • Your Appointment
        • Your Outpatient Appointment
        • Help with Travel and Transport Expenses
        • Your Inpatient Stay
          • Items to bring with you
        • Outpatients: Day Surgery
        • Waiting for your treatment
        • How to change your appointment?
      • Cardiff Medical Centre Sports & Social Club
        • Heath Massive Running Club
        • Membership Options
        • Drop in Classes
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        • Cafe 14
      • Information for Patients, Carers and Relatives
      • Accommodation for Relatives
      • Visiting Patients
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        • Y Gegin Restuarant
      • UHW Ward Visiting Times
    • University Hospital Llandough
      • UHL Ward Visiting Times
      • Information and Support Centre at UHL
      • Parking and Travel Information at UHL
    • University Dental Hospital (UDH)
      • UDH Dental Hospital
        • Visitor Information
        • Getting here
        • Parking
    • Noah's Ark Children's Hospital for Wales
    • Barry Hospital
      • St Barruc's Ward
      • Morgannwg Ward
      • Services and Facilities at Barry Hospital
      • Barry Hospital Newsletter
      • Barry Hospital
        • About
        • Ward Information
        • Visitor Information
        • Facilities
        • Getting here
        • Parking
      • Barry Hospital Visiting Times
      • Minor Injuries Unit - Barry Hospital
      • Barry Hospital Information and Support Centre
    • St Davids Hospital
      • St Davids Hospital Visiting Times
    • Hafan y Coed Mental Health Unit
      • HyC in the News
      • Art in Hafan y Coed
      • HyC Video Gallery
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      • HyC Video Tour
      • Contact Hafan y Coed
    • Cardiff Royal Infirmary
      • Cardiff Royal Infirmary
        • About
        • Getting here
    • Rookwood Hospital
      • Rookwood Hospital Visiting Times
    • Lansdowne Hospital
      • Lansdowne Hospital
        • Getting here
  • Health Centres
    • Broad Street Clinic (Barry)
    • Butetown Health Centre
    • Cowbridge Health Centre
    • Dinas Powys Medical Practice
    • Gabalfa Clinic
    • Llanedeyrn Health Centre
    • Llanishen Clinic
    • Llanrumney Health Centre
    • Llantwit Major Clinic
    • Park View Health Centre (Ely)
    • Penarth Health Centre
    • Riverside Health Centre
    • Roath Clinic
    • Rumney Health Centre
  • Local Health Services
    • GP Surgeries
    • Pharmacies
    • Dental Surgeries
    • Opticians
• Patient Advice
  • Keeping People Well
    • About Public Health in Cardiff and the Vale
      • Public Health Dietetic Team
        • Meet the Dietetic Team
        • Nutrition Skills For Life™
        • Nutrition Skills For Life Training Courses™
        • Foodwise For Life
        • Prevention of Under-Nutrition in Older Adults
        • Get Cooking
        • Gold Standard Healthy Snack Award
        • Flying Start
        • Little Cooks
        • Key Dietetics Partners
      • Who We Are
      • Key Publications
      • What We Do
    • Public Health: Help and Advice
      • Tobacco
        • Help me quit
        • Top Tips to Quit Smoking
        • Reasons to Quit Smoking
        • Smoke free UHB
      • Immunisations
        • Information for members of the public
        • Information for health professionals
        • Information for schools
          • School Flu vaccination campaign 2019
        • Beat Flu
        • HPV
      • Alcohol
      • Physical Activity
        • Hospital Walking Maps
      • Healthy Environment
      • Falls Prevention
      • Healthy Schools & Pre-Schools
        • Healthy Schools Scheme
        • Vale Pre-School Scheme
  • Keeping Yourself Well
  • Infection Prevention and Control
    • Patient and Visitor Information
    • Useful Resources
    • Hand Hygiene
    • MRSA
  • Urgent Care
  • Patient Experience
    • Patient Information Folders
    • Patient Menus
    • Information for Unpaid Carers
      • Emotional and Practical Support for Unpaid Carers
      • Young Carers
      • Staff Carers - Information and Support
      • News and Events for Unpaid Carers
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    • Macmillan Information and Support Centre
      • How We Can Help
      • Help Us To Help You
      • Volunteer for Macmillan
      • Macmillan Quality Environment Mark
      • Citizens Advice
      • Feedback Page
      • Useful Resources
    • Volunteering
      • Volunteers' Week
        • Volunteers' Week 2019
        • Volunteers' Week 2018
        • Volunteers' Week 2017
          • Christine Crawford
          • Paul Sawyer and Jenny Stevenson
          • April Bailes and Mark Williams
          • Maria Edwards
          • Gareth Jones
          • George Drummond
          • Joanne Perry and Jane Colley
        • Volunteers' Week 2016
          • Yvonne Kirton
          • Richard Baxter
          • Marion Poole
          • Maxine Gilbert
          • Megan Gibbon
          • Jack Hawkins
          • Janice Boland
          • Helena Reid
          • David Cox
          • Cliff Barber
      • General Volunteering Opportunities
      • Youth Volunteering
      • Mental Health Services Volunteering
      • Step By Step Guide
      • Contact Us
    • Patient Surveys
      • Outpatient Department Survey
      • Inpatient Department Survey
  • Sustainable Travel, Transport and Traffic
    • Let's Talk Travel
    • Park and Ride to UHW
    • Park and Ride to UHL
    • Public Transport
    • Car Parking
      • Parking at UHW
        • Patient and Visitor Parking Map
        • Patient and Visitor FAQs
          • Patient and Visitor FAQs
            • Why do we need a car parking management system?
            • Who manages the car parking at UHW?
            • Is car parking free?
            • Is the UHW Park and Ride service free?
            • Is there any scope to increase frequency of the Park and Ride service during peak times?
            • How long does it take on the Park and Ride Service?
            • Can patients and visitors use the park and ride service?
            • What do patients and visitors need to do to park at UHW?
            • Will patients / visitors be fined if they park in the wrong car park?
            • How much will the Parking Charge Notice be?
            • Will there be a maximum time to park for patients, visitors and contractors?
            • If I receive a Parking Charge Notice in error how can I appeal?
            • What if I am delayed in a clinic receiving treatment and not able to return to my car or register my vehicle?
            • Are there plans to increase car parking on site?
            • How are parking charge notices issued?
            • Why can't we just park where we want when we want?
            • Why do you need a Sustainable Travel Plan?
        • Patient and Visitor Parking Video
        • Staff Parking Map
        • Staff FAQs
          • Staff FAQs
            • Why do we need a car parking management system at UHW?
            • Who manages the car parking at UHW?
            • Is the Park and Ride service free?
            • Is there any scope to increase frequency of the Park and Ride service during peak times?
            • How long does it take on the Park and Ride Service?
            • What happens if the car details on staff permits are incorrect?
            • Will staff be fined if they park in patient / visitor car parks?
            • Will there be a maximum time to park for patients, visitors and contractors?
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