Dedicated parking to the rear of University Hospital Galway should be provided for patients being discharged, a city councillor has said.
Councillor Declan McDonnell raised this issue ahead of a recent meeting of the Regional Health Forum.
Councillor McDonnell said that this is something which should be considered for the “safe and smooth” discharge of patients.
In a question submitted ahead of the meeting, the city councillor said that families of patients being discharged are under “severe pressure and stress” trying to get parking.
Access to such dedicated parking could be controlled via an access code provided by the ward the patient is being discharged from, he added.
Tony Canavan, Chief Executive of the Saolta Hospital Group, responded that a review of this proposal will be carried out.
He added that an update will be provided to the forum after further discussions on the issue have taken place.
