HOSPITAL CAR PARKING AND NHS STAFF

Motion Text

That this House appreciates the ongoing and dedicated hard work by all NHS staff, from porters to doctors to janitors; notes the Department of Health and Social Care guidance, entitled NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking principles, first published in 2014; further notes its suggestion to NHS trusts to introduce concessionary parking rates for staff working shifts that mean public transport cannot be used; notes that much of the hospital workforce cannot rely on public transport to get to work, due to unsociable shift patterns or a rural location; is appalled that almost a third of hospitals still charge staff up to £80 a week to park; and urges the Government to introduce legislation to end car parking charges at NHS hospitals in England.