Cycle parking - Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bronze cycle parking is available for patients and visitors to use. Silver and gold cycle parking is a paid for service for staff.

Top tips to secure your bike

You must make sure your cycle is locked securely as bike thieves target large workplaces. Bike thieves operate throughout the city and at the RVI in particular.

Our cycle parking security levels vary, however all bikes should still be locked securely.

Lock your bike with two locks – The most secure way to lock your bike is with two locks. The first lock should go around the back wheel, the frame and the bike rack. The second should go around the front wheel, the frame and preferably the bike rack as well. If you use two different types of lock anyone trying to steal the bike would need to have two different types of lock-breaking tools.
Lock your frame – Lock your frame to the cycle stand. A thief can easily remove a wheel.
Keep your lock off the ground – You should keep your lock off the ground as a hammer can smash the lock, or the ground can be used as leverage for bolt cutters. Ideally the lock should go high up around the down tube or the seat tube.
Make the lock difficult to access – Position the lock so the keyhole is facing downwards to make it more difficult to tamper with the locking mechanism.
Fill the inside of a D-lock – If you’re using a D-lock, try to fill as much of the space within the D with the bike and the bike stand. This prevents leverage attacks as there’s no spare room inside the D.

A detailed guide of how to lock your bike

Cycle parking provision

The three categories of cycle parking are as follows.

Bronze level parking

Free to use for staff, patients, and visitors.

Some cycle racks are covered with a cycle shelter or using natural building cover.

Predominantly a ‘Sheffield stand’ (trust standard) as this allows the bike frame to be securely.

Please use silver or gold secure rated D-Lock and also lock at least of the wheels to the stand.

We would always recommend using a D-lock for frame and cable lock for wheels.

CCTV coverage is variable.

Located near main entrances.

Silver level parking (staff only)

Access and use by staff only.
Secure and covered cycle compound with multiple racks to lock the bike to.
Fobs are non-transferrable. The transport and travel team can deactivate fobs.
Access to silver level parking on multiple sites.
Full CCTV coverage internally and externally.
Leaver lists checked to turn off fobs and maintain staff cycle security.

Gold level parking (staff only)

Available to staff only.
Cancellation available at any time on return of the locker key.
Safe, secure, and personal storage for your bicycle
Located close to entrances.
No need to lock the bike and able to leave any accessories in situ.

Cycle parking locations

Maps are available detailing where all cycle parking is available and where the bronze, silver and gold cycle parking facilities are located.

Freeman Hospital

Bronze and gold level parking locations

View of disablement centre and ward block – gold and bronze level cycle parking.

Aerial view of the Freeman Hospital of the education centre and multi-storey car park with gold and bronze parking identified. — View of education centre and multi-storey car park – gold and bronze level cycle parking.

Aerial view of the Freeman Hospital of the cardiothoracic block and institute of transplantation with gold and bronze parking identified. — View of cardiothoracic block and institute of transplantation – gold and bronze level cycle parking.

Education centre and multi-storey car park view

Gold level cycle parking

At the entrance to the education centre

Bronze level cycle parking

End of the road that leads round the hospital site. It is opposite the car park behind the education centre.

Northern Centre for Cancer Care (NCCC) and renal services

Bronze level cycle parking

To the left looking at the entrance to the Northern Centre for Cancer Care and Renal Services.
Next to the NCCC and Renal service car park. It is opposite the entrance to the NCCC and renal services.

Disablement services and ward block view

Gold level cycle parking

In the car park of the disablement centre. This is at the back of the building.
At the front of the Freeman Hospital education centre.

Bronze level cycle parking

Located under the ambulance and vehicle access to musculo services outpatients department.

Cardiothoracic block and IOT

Gold level cycle parking

Near the cardiothoracic entrance opposite the cardiothoracic centre car park.
Next to the entrance of the physiotherapy department.

Bronze level cycle parking

Outside the main entrance to the cardiothoracic centre.
Near the cardiothoracic entrance opposite the cardiothoracic centre car park.

Regent Point

Bronze and silver level parking locations

Regent Point main entrance

Bronze cycle parking

Located at the front of the main entrance to Regent Point

Regent Point – near the Regent Centre car park

Silver cycle parking

Located towards back of Regent Point next to the entrance to the Regent Point car park.

RVI

Gold, silver and bronze level parking locations

Leazes Wing and Dental Hospital

Gold level cycle parking

Outside the entrance to the Dental Hospital.

Silver level cycle parking

On the corner next to the the maternity department at Leazes Wing.

Bronze level cycle parking

There are three bronze level cycle parking located outside the assessment suite near Leazes Wing.
Outside the entrance to the Dental Hospital.

Multi-storey and Claremont Wing

Gold level cycle parking

Individual cycle lockers located in between the Mite building and New Victoria Wing entrance in the passageway.
Individual cycle lockers located in between the multi-storey car park and the Newcastle specials pharmacy production unit entrance in the passageway.
Individual cycle lockers around the side of the entrance to the Newcastle specials pharmacy production unit.