NHS workers paying £80 a week to park

Three out of 10 NHS hospitals are charging staff up to £80 a week for car parking, analysis by the RAC Foundation has found.

Doctors and nurses are expected to pay at 348 out of the 1,175 hospitals with parking facilities, according to NHS data. The highest average charge is £2 per hour at Edgware Community Hospital in north-west London and at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

Gerry O’dwyer, from the Royal College of Nursing, said: “Hefty parking charges are disadvantaging nursing staff who work around the clock to keep our NHS afloat.”