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Third of hospitals 'increased parking charges' last year
Data from the Press Association has revealed that a third of hospitals in England put up car parking charges last year, with total income rising by 10 per cent.
Freedom of information data from more than 140 NHS trusts showed that £254 million had been raised during 2018-19 - an increase from £232 million the year before, with hourly charges varying between £4 and £1 for an hour.
As well as highlighting fee increases, the Press Association survey also indicated dissatisfaction with hospital parking charges, with the poll of more than 7,800 people finding that 86 per cent of respondents stating that parking added to the stress of their hospital visit.
Car parks are largely free in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and the Patients Association has said that parking should be free, lamenting that patients are ‘effectively charged for being ill’. On the flip side, Saffron Cordery, of NHS Providers, which represents health managers, defended the charges.
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