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In the United Kingdom, various NHS hospitals charge patients and staff for parking. In Scotland and Wales car parking fees were largely abolished in 2008. As of April 2022, NHS organisations in England may optionally charge patients, visitors or staff for parking, the temporary suspension of fees during COVID-19 having been lifted. The cost of ...
St John's Hospital is the main general hospital in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland. Located in the Howden area of the town, it serves Livingston and the wider West Lothian region. St John's is a teaching hospital for the University of Edinburgh Medical School. [2] It is managed by NHS Lothian.
Separate analysis of NHS figures by trade union the GMB found healthcare staff in England paid around £70.5 million to park at work in 2023/24 (PA)
In England, NHS hospitals are permitted to charge patients, staff and visitors for parking at the hospital. This has been criticised for adding extra costs to accessing healthcare. In Scotland and Wales, all hospital parking charges have been abolished.
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Parking charges at hospitals have been abolished in Scotland, [35] [36] and have also been abolished in Wales. [37] From April 2020, those with greatest need—disabled people, frequent outpatient attenders, parents of sick children staying overnight and staff working night shifts—have had access to free parking in England.
The Parking Attendants (Wearing of Uniforms) (Fife Council Parking Area) Regulations 2013 (S.S.I. 2013 No. 94) The Road Traffic (Parking Adjudicators) (Fife Council) Regulations 2013 (S.S.I. 2013 No. 95) The National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2013 (S.S.I. 2013 No. 96)
NHS Scotland, sometimes styled NHSScotland, is the publicly–funded healthcare system in Scotland and one of the four systems that make up the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. It operates 14 territorial NHS boards across Scotland, supported by seven special non-geographic health boards, and Public Health Scotland .