• Quarter of NHS England trusts raised parking fees in cost of living crisis, data shows

    Mark-ups criticised by patients’ charity for punishing those with ill health, but NHS defends fees amid financial pressuresA quarter of NHS trusts in England Hospital raised car parking fees during the cost of living crisis, data has revealed.Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show parking charges rose for at least 37 trusts – 25% of England’s total – between April 2022 and March 2024. Requests were filed to the 147 NHS trusts in England by PA Media, bu

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