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Grange Hospital, Newport - contractors filling A&E car park

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ShitHospitalDesign · 30/07/2025 12:52

The grange hospital in Newport Wales, has some building work going on at A&E. it’s a brand new hospital but the A&E waiting area is a joke, it’s smaller than my GP waiting room and you can’t get a patient in a wheelchair between the seats. I guess they want you to arrive, see people sitting on the tarmac outside and leave.

Anyway. They have building work. They e closed the car park outside children’s A&E. it’s empty. No ambulances or building work and not near the actual work.

The worst thing is the entire A&E car park is just full of contractors cars and vans. Not even hiding it, the vans are labelled up with the companies and men in high vis vests sitting in their cars eating lunch. There is no room for patients. We’ve been here a few times and they pay for someone at the entries ce I guess to give the idea they’re telling contractors not to, but it’s fucking rediculous.

Just park outside the hospital and walk up or provide them a bus. If the news crew arrived now the vans are not even disguised and you can see every company blocking patient access let alone all the cars.

Not being able to take your child to A&E because of workmen is fucking stupid. The hospital and contractors know this is happening and doing nothing about it. For months.

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ShitHospitalDesign · 30/07/2025 13:20

“Envisage envelope
solutions” have just got in the car in front of me.

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ShitHospitalDesign · 30/07/2025 13:21

CBD roofing ltd. Van next to me.

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ShitHospitalDesign · 30/07/2025 13:21

There’s an overflow car park on the site they can walk from! Or a dry field of grass.

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WednesdaysChild50 · 30/07/2025 13:22

what did the hospital say when you contacted them about it?

ShitHospitalDesign · 30/07/2025 13:23

There’s about 10 different companies here with their van logos.

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ShitHospitalDesign · 30/07/2025 13:24

Currently too busy at A&E. will do so when get home. Can’t be the only person who has reported it. Probably someone in HR has said builders can’t walk from a car park and it’s all gone as there is a guy reading a magazine at the entrance who says “oh no don’t park there”. To no one.

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ShitHospitalDesign · 30/07/2025 13:31

Poplar insulation has 2 vans

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SquashPenguin · 30/07/2025 13:31

What do you suppose mumsnet do about it? Nothing stopping you knocking on their windows and asking them all to move.

You seem to be spending more time counting vans than inside the hospital yourself.

MaryGreenhill · 30/07/2025 13:38

This hospital has been a disaster from start to finish .
It just isn't for fit for purpose.
I refuse to take any of my family there . We go to Prince Charles or The Heath .
Just another complete nightmare @ShitHospitalDesign

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