‘Taxing the sick’: Hospitals making millions from parking charges as investigation reveals almost half of NHS trusts have increased prices

‘Taxing the sick’: Hospitals making millions from parking charges as investigation reveals almost half of NHS trusts have increased prices More than four in 10 NHS hospitals have increased their prices for car parking in the last year, an investigation has found.

Some NHS trusts have doubled the cost of a stay for patients and visitors.

Freedom of Information data analysed by the Press Association shows that hospitals in England are making more money than ever from charging visitors, staff and patients.

Some 124 NHS trusts responded to the request for data on parking charges.

Of these, 53 (43 per cent) said they had increased prices in the last year for visitors or staff, or both. The Independent

See also:

• Parking fees rise at many hospitals in 2017-18, analysis finds BBC News
• Parking firm urged to stop pursuing staff at Glasgow hospital BBC News
• Almost half of hospitals RAISE parking fees despite promises of a crackdown The Daily Mail
• Hospitals accused of putting a 'tax on the sick' as some double parking fees The Daily Telegraph
• Hospitals making hundreds of millions from parking charges The Guardian
• It is time to finally end the NHS parking stealth tax The Independent