Mirror readers on the charges..

Michael Harris spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in the Princess Royal Hospital, Telford, Shrops, after his wife was taken ill with heart problems.

Carole, 71, suffers with atrial fibrillation and was taken in by ambulance on both days before being released in the early hours, costing the couple £14 in charges.

Michael, 78, said: “It’s bad enough having to spend Christmas this way. We are pensioners so we don’t have the income of working people.

“I couldn’t believe they were still charging over Christmas. I’m dreading the next visit and paying again because I know we’ll be back.”

Lynn Cox said she and her family have spent more than £1,000 on regular

I’m dreading the next visit and paying again

hospital visits with her sister who suffers with Crohn’s disease.

The severe inflammatory bowel disease has meant sister Clare Howarth has spent