NHS hospital parking fee rises criticised

More than a quarter of hospital trusts in England increased car parking charges for patients and visitors in the year to last April, figures show.

While some cut prices, others more than doubled them, according to data from 197 hospital and mental health trusts.

A patients' group branded the fees a "tax on the sick" and called for NHS parking to be free, as in most of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Ministers say making parking free would mean taking £100m from the care budget.

The figures, analysed by data company SSentif, were provided to the NHS Information Centre by the trusts.

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