The Department of Health has now said the free hospital parking scheme will continue only for ‘key patient groups and NHS staff in certain circumstances’
The health department has confirmed the scheme will continue only for ‘key patient groups and NHS staff in certain circumstances’ pandemic begins to ease, the Government has confirmed.
Responding on Friday to a written question from Labour’s Rachael Maskell, he said: ‘The provision of free parking for National Health Service staff by NHS Trusts has not ended and nothing has changed since the announcement on 25 March. He said: ‘Implementation of this commitment has been on hold whilst the NHS has been managing the Covid-19 pandemic and devoting its hospital parking capacity to staff and other facilities necessary for managing the pandemic.’
Liberal Democrat leadership candidate Layla Moran said NHS workers must not be ‘saddled with extortionate parking charges’ and said removing charges for staff had been ‘the right move’.
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