A heated row erupted outside Doncaster Royal Infirmary after a resident claimed they were told to “f**k off” by a nurse during a dispute over parking.
The confrontation occurred when the resident could not walk on the pavement due to vehicles blocking the way.
Local residents near the hospital on Armthorpe Road said their lives are being made a misery by health staff and visitors who regularly obstruct driveways and pavements with their vehicles.
The situation escalated with reports of verbal abuse from hospital staff, visitors, and doctors towards residents.
Residents have expressed multiple safety concerns, including vehicles being left with handbrakes off, causing collisions and property damage
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“On a daily basis, residents are met with abuse from nursing staff, hospital visitors and doctors,” one resident told the Doncaster Free Press, speaking on behalf of 14 others in the area.
The ongoing dispute has sparked calls for urgent intervention from both hospital management and City of Doncaster Council.
Residents have expressed multiple safety concerns, including vehicles being left with handbrakes off, causing collisions and property damage.
“We have had several incidents where people have left the handbrake off and its caused a collision or damage to residents property,” a resident explained.
Emergency services access has become a critical issue, with one resident describing how an elderly woman’s ambulance was unable to reach her due to blocked street access.
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The parking problems are reportedly connected to the increased criminal activity in the area.
“Cars are being broken in to because people leave belongings or leave cars for days,” the resident said.
Drug paraphernalia left by hospital visitors has also become a concern for local residents – but, despite reaching out to both the hospital and council, residents have claimed their complaints have fallen on deaf ears.
“We are unhappy and have concerns about our safety and access to emergency services should we need them,” the resident added.
The hospital trust has recognised the severity of the parking situation, revealing they have just 900 spaces to accommodate around 3,000 staff members and up to 3,000 daily patients.
A spokesman for Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust explained the historical constraints they face, saying: “The hospital was built in 1930 with the demands of that decades activity in mind – nearly 100 years later we are using the same foot print.”
The ongoing dispute has sparked calls for urgent intervention from both hospital management and City of Doncaster Council
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Creating additional parking space has proven challenging, with the trust citing multiple obstacles. The spokesman added: “As we are within a residential area, creating a multistorey would be very tricky – given the demand it would have to be as tall as the East Ward block.”
The trust confirmed they are “land locked and surrounded by residential areas,” making expansion difficult.
Budget constraints and planning permission issues have made potential solutions “a non-starter,” according to the trust.
Last year, several drivers were ticketed after abandoning their vehicles on the central reservation outside the hospital.
The trust has repeatedly issued warnings to drivers about considerate parking in the area.
“We wish to politely remind patients, visitors and colleagues that if you park on the residential streets surrounding Doncaster Royal Infirmary, to please be considerate of our neighbours,” a trust spokesperson said.
The hospital also warned that blocking driveways or obstructing views is “unacceptable, dangerous and may lead to real harm.”