AN NHS worker has been left in £600 worth of debt after her bike was stolen while she was at work.

Ann Cameron, 51, who works at Glasgow Children’s Hospital, was left bewildered after finishing her shift to find her bike was gone.

The children’s play assistant had only recently signed up to be part of the Cycle To Work scheme to help with arthritis in her hip.

As part of the scheme, Ann pays for the bike out of her wages every month.

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She said: “I was a bit bewildered thinking about whether I brought my bike or not but it wasn’t there.

“I was really upset because I just got off a shift.

“The bike is only about six weeks old and I’m now in £600 of debt to pay for it.”

After reporting the theft to hospital security, Ann was told that three other bikes had been stolen from the area the day before.

She added: “If this is an ongoing problem, people should be made aware of it.

“Some of the sheds have locks on them but some don’t and the one I used that day didn’t - so anyone could’ve walked in and took it.

“I had a kryptonite lock on mine but they still managed to get away with it.”

As she doesn’t have insurance, Ann will have to continue paying for the bike despite it being stolen.

She added: “The cycle scheme pays for the bike and it comes off my wage every month so it’s going to be coming off for the next 10 months as I’ve only had it for about six weeks. The main reason I used the scheme was because I couldn’t afford to buy a bike outright.

“The NHS is all about encouraging people not to bring their cars to work but using a bike comes with the chance it will be stolen because they’re not giving the bike sheds the same amount of security as they are with parking spaces.

“The CCTV wasn’t facing the bike shed either so it’s been difficult to find out who is behind it.

“A nurse who works in children’s A&E had seen a few people cycling round so I’m hoping that might help the investigation.

“When the thieves struck, a police car was parked in the area but didn’t act as a deterrent.”

Many staff at the hospital have opted to cycle to work due to issues with parking spaces.

Parking has been a point of contention amongst locals and staff since the super hospital was opened in 2015.

As reported in the Evening Times, some nurses resorted to arriving for their morning shifts up to three hours early to secure a bay before then sleeping in their cars.

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Campaign group G51 Free Parking Group are also campaigning against plans to impose parking fees outside their homes due to overflow at the hospital. The group have vowed to continue to fight Glasgow City Council until charges were abandoned completely.

A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: “An 18-year-old man has been reported to the procurator fiscal in connection with an alleged theft.

“The bike has been recovered and we will be returning it to the owner in due course.”