hi jim, you have a good point.I definately know that the total amount goes to ecovert, and a set sum of £460k per year is given to the NHS as a deduction of the total amount that the NHS has to pay ecovert per year. the total income of the car park is not disclosed due to the terms of the contract between the 2 companies ( or basically how well their pockets are being lined)!. The statement that the high costs are due to the amount it costs to maintain the disbled parking is in fact a load of rubbish, the fact is that they just realised how much more money they can make by charging disabled badge holders.When you discuss the issue of charges the response is by putting the Trust on the front line by saying that they are unable to take any money away from clinical resources,it is not the £460K per annum that i and others wish to stop. This is just a small fraction of the total profit, the rest is taken by Ecovertfm. The following is a little more info on Ecovertfm:-Ecovert FM is part of the Facilities Management division of Bouygues Construction, operating within the United Kingdom. Ecovert FM is the service partner and co-investor of Bouygues UK on all PFI/PPP projects, including: Barnet General Hospital King's College University, New Hunts House King's College University, Franklin Wilkins Building Home Office West Middlesex Hospital Central Middlesex Hospital In addition, Ecovert FM is expanding its activities into the more traditional, outsourced FM Market, including its most prestigious contract to date for the Cabinet Office. Current maintenance, repair and replacement services provided by Ecovert FM include: Heating, ventilation and air conditioning Electrical installation Plumbing, sanitation and public health Building fabric Life safety and security systems Lifts and escalators Emergency power systems and UPS Life cycle Catering, cleaning and portering Reception, switchboard and help desk Security guarding Post, mailroom and courier services Design, print and reprographics Project, environmental, energy and other management services As a fast growing services company, Ecovert FM delivers innovative Total FM solutions using its own directly employed workforce, who are supported by a comprehensive training and appraisal system, in order to provide high quality, value for money services. Over 1100 staff directly employed in front line, customer facing service delivery Turnover in excess of £40m They did actually forget to mention in this web page that their services also rob the sick, poor and elderly!With a turnover in excess of £40million they are not doing to bad are they!
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