Chinwag Spring 2019

Corporate news

Flu campaign 2018/19

This year’s #jabdone flu campaign was the most successful to date at The Christie with more than 2,500 staff members being vaccinated – that’s 87% of front line staff – the best figure in the region and one of the best in the country.

Improving car parking As many staff will be aware, work is due to start this summer on a new tiered car park on the site of the existing Cotton Lane car park.

This will eventually provide an additional 400 spaces, but during the construction works, the existing car park will close, which will mean on site staff parking will be limited. A car park working group has been established to agree on how the remaining onsite parking spaces should be allocated and managed. Various ideas are currently under consideration following an initial parking permit review. These ideas include identifying clinical staff working out of normal hours or across multiple sites as priority users. Any changes will need to be agreed by the car park working group. Current pass holders, along with those already using the facilities, will be given priority access at three park

and ride sites within three miles of the hospital – Withington Community Hospital (Nell Lane, M20 2LR), Burnage Rugby Club (Battersea Rd, SK4 3EA), and

Broughton Park Rugby Club (2 Houghend Cres, M21 7TL). Further information about the plans will be communicated when the details are finalised.

An artist’s impression of the new car park

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