Chaotic parking at city hospital will get worse
FORTUNATELY we are not regular visitors to University Hospital, but recently we had to go to see my wife’s aunt who had just been admitted. We live in Allesley so it’s no short trip, but as soon as we turned into the hospital complex it was gridlock, this was at 1.20pm. Nothing was moving, buses, cars, staff presumably, nor visitors. We sat for approximately 40 minutes, occasionally inching forward. All visitor car parking was full, so after 45 minutes we gave up and went home. Sadly my wife’s sick aunt didn’t get her visit. Owing to patient confidentiality, limited information is available over the phone so we didn’t know how ill my wife’s 87-year-old aunt was. Even if we had taken the hour-long trip by buses, we still would have been trapped at the entrance. What a chaotic, shambolic situation. I can’t begin to imagine what it’s like trying to gain access for evening visiting hours. Once into a car park, one still has to drive round and round trying to find the one space that has just been vacated and then have the privilege of forking out a fortune to park. I know it’s easy to say “something must be done”, but when you consider the higher echelon salaries paid, what are they doing to resolve a problem that’s only going to get worse? We will try again by bus. Richard Holloway Allesley Park
Why so negative about A&E waits?
A RECENT front page headline was ‘1 in 6 faced wait of four hours in A&E’ (April 26).
Talk about negative headlining. Why didn’t you headline the paper ‘5 in 6 wait less than 4 hours in A&E’?
That would be a more accurate representation, wouldn’t it? Richard Le Mare Earlsdon
Doesn’t look strong or stable to me
AS Theresa May embarks on an election campaign she swore she wouldn’t call, her mantra appears to be “strong and stable leadership”. Looking at her record, it’s a curious approach.
We all recall her dictatorial Brexit policy being challenged and defeated in the courts. That seemed more like failure than strength.
Her decision to review her predecessor’s agreement on Hinckley Point and then to revert to agreeing with it anyway seemed weak and indecisive. Then her rush to endorse the third runway at Heathrow split her party and led to a damaging loss in Richmond. More recently, a key measure in her government’s first budget was reversed within a week.
None of this seems like strong and stable leadership. Could an alternative leader really do any worse? She would have us believe that any alternative is a “coalition of chaos”. Having served in a coalition where the Liberals moderated the Conservatives programme, she appeared to have a far more positive outlook of coalitions.
Whatever the opinion polls say now, I do feel that voters will put aside marketing spin and personal insults, look at the parties’ policies and decide what’s the best choice for them and their families. Kevin Hennessy Holbrooks
Happy days on Leofric dance floor
HOW sad to see that the Hotel Leofric is to be turned into a climbing centre.
I remember the lovely dances that used to be held there, especially the New Year’s Eve Ball.
Great days – happy memories. Ah well, I wonder what next! Jeanne Bambrick Broad Lane