Free hospital parking for NHS workers 'will end after coronavirus lockdown'

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Free hospital parking for NHS workers 'will end after coronavirus lockdown'
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NHS heroes working in hospitals up and down the country will soon have to pay for their parking again. The government has said that the free parking measures introduced on March 25 “cannot continue…

NHS heroes working in hospitals up and down the country will soon have to pay for their parkingThe government has said that the free parking measures introduced on March 25 “cannot continue indefinitely”, but said staff in “certain circumstances” would still be entitled to the benefit.Some NHS workers will have to start paying for their parking again

"They're free now, and we're going to get on with our manifesto commitment to make them free for patients who need them as well." “The provision of free parking for National Health Service staff by NHS Trusts has not ended and nothing has changed since the announcement on 25 March."However, free parking for staff has only been made possible by support from local authorities and independent providers and this support cannot continue indefinitely”, he said in response to a question from Labour MP Rachael Maskell.

Under new rules that are set to come into effect in January thousands of NHS workers and patients will be eligible for free parking.

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