Seven in ten of the lowest paid NHS workers were forced to pay to park their car, figures reveal
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The NHS raked in £70million in charges from staff last year as seven in ten of the lowest paid workers were forced to pay to park their car. New figures from NHS Digital show trusts pocketed £70,510,110 in 2023/24 by charging the likes of doctors, nurses and porters to park their vehicles.
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NHS staff in the North West paid out the most at almost £15 million, followed by the North East and Yorkshire with more than £14.5 million, then the Midlands with more than £11 million. The trust which trousered the most was University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, which took more than £3.2 million in parking fees, followed by Birmingham NHS foundation Trust with just over £3 million.
A separate survey of almost 2,000 GMB members found 72 per cent of those working in hospital settings had to pay to park at work. GMB’s NHS pay claim submitted earlier this year calls for NHS staff car parking charges to be scrapped. NHS staff benefited from free parking during the pandemic but some trusts have since reintroduced charges.
Rachel Harrison, GMB National Secretary, said: ‘NHS workers have had their first above inflation pay rise after almost 15 years of cuts. New figures from NHS Digital show trusts pocketed £70,510,110 in 2023/24 by charging the likes of doctors, nurses and porters to park their vehicles.
