Hospitals increase parking charges for staff and patients

Ceren Sagir - 27 December 2018

MORE than four in 10 NHS hospitals are making more money than ever from increased parking charges for visitors, staff and patients, an investigation has found.

Of the 124 NHS trusts that responded, 43 per cent said they had increased prices in the last year, the Press Association revealed.

A stay of four to 24 hours cost £8 in 2017/18 at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust in West Yorkshire, up from £3.50 the year before. A stay of two to four hours now costs £5, up from £3.... See more


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