Midlands hospitals among the top in country for car park charges
Four hospitals from the Midlands are among the country’s biggest earners for car park charges, a PA news investigation has found.
The study found hospitals across the country made over £254 million from charges in the last year - up 10% from the previous year, and a record high.
Our region's biggest earners:
The survey also found patients and visitors who've had to pay the increased fees at NHS Trusts have “often struggled to find spaces, experience a lack of disabled parking, long queues and parking meters that do not work.”
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The investigation also found:
One in three hospitals in England increased the cost of parking last year
Half of NHS trusts charged for disabled parking
One in 10 people surveyed could not find disabled parking
10% said they were confused by parking rules
11% said they could not pay in the way they wanted to
The Deputy chief executive of NHS Providers Saffron Cordery said the increases were frustrating but necessary:
She went on to say abolishing car park charges could cost around £200 million per year, which could "impact on patient care".
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