Hospital Signs

Hospital Signs Guide

Hospital car park signs are essential for keeping traffic flowing smoothly in busy and often oversubscribed hospital car parks. Displaying clear NHS signs directs patients and visitors to the place they need as quickly as possible.

More efficient car park usage

Most hospital car parks are extremely busy, with patients being dropped off and collected, as well as visitors and some outpatients requiring parking spaces. You can keep the ongoing traffic flow in your car park to a minimum by making sure that drivers are directed straight to the part they need. Our range of directional hospital car park signs includes the Entrance Right Arrow Sign and the Patient Drop Off/Pick Up Right Arrow Car Park Sign.

It is particularly important in a hospital car park that disabled parking bays are used only for their intended purpose. Disabled people could have considerable difficulty in crossing a large car park safely, so make sure that the bays designated for disabled use are clearly marked with signs such as the Disabled Parking Signs – Accessible Parking Sign and the Disabled Parking Only Car Park Sign. Hospital signs can also be used in smaller car park facilities, such as at GP surgeries.

Managing car park restrictions

Parking bays are often hard to come by in hospital car parks, and some drivers may be tempted to park in a disabled parking bay if they need to get to an appointment and cannot find a standard parking bay. NHS signs can help to deter drivers from doing this by informing drivers of the consequences of parking in a disabled space if the driver is not entitled to do so. Display the Disabled Parking / Violators Will Be Towed Sign so that drivers think twice about using a disabled space if they are not entitled to do so.

Highlight drop-off and pick-up points

Drivers who are taking a patient to hospital need to be able to see quickly where the drop-off point is. Clear signage – for example, the Patient Drop Off Pick Up Only Sign For Car Parks and the Patient Drop Off/Pick Up (Right Arrow Symbol) – Traffic Installation Kit – helps to make sure that drivers go straight to the relevant place, rather than driving round the car park searching for the drop-off area. There are many benefits to directing drivers to where they need to be for drop-off and pick-up:

• Patients are more likely to get to their appointments on time.


• Medical staff do not have their time wasted because of delayed patient arrivals for appointments.


• It avoids cars stopping to drop off patients in the wrong area, which may cause blockages elsewhere in the car park or could disrupt access for emergency vehicles.


• Cars are not being driven round the hospital car park for longer than needed, helping to minimise congestion.

If you need the full package for installation, the Disabled Drop Off And Pick Up (Left Arrow Symbol) – Car Park Sign Installation Kit comes with a fixings kit and has the option to include a pole.

Keep your hospital car park flowing and help patients reach appointments on time with hospital signs from the Seton range. Our premium-quality hospital car park signs are manufactured from highly durable materials and are suitable for use in internal or external car parks. We also produce Custom Disabled Parking Signs, which can be produced with the wording of your choice – simply place the order online.

For more information about our range of hospital signs and NHS signs, contact us and we will be happy to help with your questions.