Rising numbers of NHS hospitals charging disabled patients to park Rising numbers of NHS hospitals are charging disabled patients and visitors for parking, official figures show.
The statistics reveal that 139 hospital sites insist on such payments, even though the Health Secretary has described them as a “stealth tax on the vulnerable”.
Labour said the situation was “a disgrace” with patients being forced to pay the price for a financial crisis in the health service.
The figures from NHS Digital for 2016/17 show average parking costs at some trusts are as high as £3.20 an hour. The Daily Telegraph
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