Russells Hall Hospital

Russells Hall Hospital is the Trust’s largest site and is home to our Emergency Department, Urgent Care Centre, Maternity department and many more inpatient and outpatient services.

Our site address is: Russells Hall Hospital, Pensnett Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 2HQ.

There is one main road entrance to the hospital site via the island where the A4101 Pensnett Road splits to become the A4101 Kingswinford Road.

Traffic congestion around and inside the hospital site can occur at peak times. Please allow extra time for your journey.

If you have difficulty walking far, there are drop-off and pick up points outside the main entrances.
Please see here maps of the hospital to help you find the area you need.

Car Parking Charges

Our Russells Hall Hospital visitor car parks use Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR).

This means you do not need a physical ticket which will allow better movement of traffic in and out of our car parks and will make your visits to the hospital much smoother.

Duration	Current Tariff
Up to 15 minutes	Free
Up to 30 minutes	£3.00
Up to 1 hour	£3.30
Up to 1 hour and 30 minutes	£3.80
Up to 2 hours	£4.30
Up to 3 hours	£4.80
Up to 5 hours	£5.80
Up to 6 hours	£6.30
Up to 24 hours	£7.50

There are pay terminals at each of our site entrances or you can pay in advance via the app. Pay in advance via the App.

Free or concessionary parking

Free or concessionary parking is available for some patients and visitors. Please see below the options available:

Nurse guiding a patient into an MRI machine.

Regular Outpatient Appointments:

For patients who attend an outpatient appointment at least three times within a 30-day period, for an overall period of at least three months. If you think you qualify, please speak to a member of staff in the ward or department you are attending. They can provide a concession form, which will need to be authorised by the department.

Free of charge

Parents and guardians of children staying overnight:

Parents or guardians of a child or young person under 18 who is staying in hospital overnight can receive free parking between 7.30pm and 8am while visiting their child. This can apply to a maximum of two vehicles. Please speak to a member of staff on your child's ward for a concession form. The form will need to be authorised by the ward.

Free of charge

Value cards for regular visitors:

These provide unlimited parking in the visitor car parks for seven days, but do not guarantee a space. Value cards may be useful for patients or visitors who expect to make repeated journeys to the hospital, including people regularly visiting someone who is an inpatient. Once purchased, these cards are non refundable. Please be aware that value cards are subsidised by the Trust and there is only a limited number of these available.

Fixed fee of £15, plus a £20 refundable deposit.

Claiming Benefits:

Patients (excluding those who visit the Urgent Care Centre) in receipt of certain benefits may claim for car parking charges, travel fares and petrol costs. For more information, contact General Office at Russells Hall Hospital.

Blue Badge holders & Accessible Parking

Parking is free for Blue Badge holders using our visitor car parks.

Designated spaces for Blue Badge holders can be found close to both the main hospital entrance and our emergency department.

You can register your Blue Badge and vehicle registration in advance using the Nexus Platform app. Your Blue Badge can only be registered against one vehicle at a time, so if you regularly use different vehicles it may be easier to register the vehicle you are using when you arrive at hospital. You can do this at one of the parking payment machines available within the main entrances.

Please remember to display your Blue Badge in your vehicle while parked in a designated Blue Badge space.

Please note that free parking does not allow vehicles to park in restricted areas, on red lines or anywhere that could obstruct emergency vehicles, buses, pedestrians or other traffic.

Public Transport, Cycling and Walking to our Hospital

How do I access Russells Hall Hospital by Bus?

Click here to plan your journey using public transport

The bus stop is located outside the main entrance and there are also stops nearby on Pensnett Road and Kingswinford Road. Buses to Dudley, Kingswinford and Stourbridge run frequently throughout the day.

To reach Russells Hall Hospital you can take bus services:

2/2A (Merry Hill – Upper Pensnett – Dudley – Wrens Nest)
5/5A (Dudley – Pensnett – Kingswinford – Wall Heath)
6 (Dudley – Brierley Hill – Amblecote – Stourbridge)
226/226A (Dudley – Bromley – Kingswinford – Wordsley – Merry Hill)
X10 (Birmingham – Halesowen – Cradley Heath – Merry Hill – Gornal Wood)

Connecting buses to/from other parts of Dudley are available at Dudley and Merry Hill bus stations.

To plan your journey, please check timetables for your required bus service.

How do I access Russells Hall Hospital via the train?

The nearest railway stations to Russells Hall Hospital are:

Cradley Heath
Dudley Port
Tipton

How do I cycle or walk to Russells Hall Hospital?

Russells Hall Hospital can be accessed by foot and bike via A4101 Pensnett Road and A4101 Kingswinford Road. Cycle paths are clearly marked along the A4101, in front of the hospital. The hospital site is fully accessible with clearly marked pedestrian routes and crossings.

Please refer to the Google Maps feeds here to explore your possible routes in more detail.

Dropping Off & Picking Up

There are drop-off and pick-up areas outside the hospital entrances for passengers who need to be closer to the building.

These areas are for drop-off and pick-up only and must not be used as short-stay parking.

15 minutes is the maximum amount of time to stay in these areas.

Please pull in safely, allow your passenger to get in or out of the vehicle and then move on.

ANPR parking now in operation at our visitor car parks

Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) is now in operation at our visitor car parks at Russells Hall Hospital.

When you enter the car park, your vehicle registration number will be automatically recorded, so you do not need to take a ticket. Before leaving, you can pay for your parking at one of the pay terminals at the site entrances, or pay in advance using the parking app.

ANPR will help improve the flow of traffic in and out of the car park and make parking at the hospital easier and more convenient for visitors.

Penalty Charge Notices

Parking charges apply to all patients and visitors, excluding those with blue disabled parking permits. The Trust operates a fixed penalty scheme to ensure the safe and continued operation of the hospital sites.

In order to avoid any problems, penalties will be applied to all vehicles, including Blue Badge holders, who park vehicles:

On or in a red lined area
On a pavement or pedestrian walkway
In disabled bays when not displaying the required disabled Blue Badge
Preventing access for emergency vehicles, emergency exits, deliveries and other vehicles
In drop-off spaces for longer than the stated time<
On grass verges or soft landscaped areas

Fixed penalties require the driver of the vehicle to pay a £70 charge (reduced to £40 if paid within 14 days) and are enforced by the Security Department.