Low-paid NHS workers in the Midlands were hit with more than £11 million in car parking charges last year, new figures show.
Data released by NHS Digital today [Thursday] show health workers in the Midlands forked out a whopping £11,348,037 just to park at work in the financial year 2023/24. [1]
The two trusts which trousered the most in the whole country are both in the Midlands – University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, which took more than £3.2 million, followed by Birmingham NHS foundation Trust with just over £3 million [3]
GMB’s NHS pay claim submitted earlier this year calls for NHS staff car parking charges to be scrapped.
Rachel Harrison, GMB National Secretary, said:
“NHS workers have had their first above inflation pay rise after almost 15 years of cuts.
“They’ve suffered rocketing workloads, chronic understaffing and the fallout from a global pandemic.
“Health workers are on their knees – they need help and support.
“Charging them to park is kicking them while they are down.
“GMB calls on the Government and NHS employers to do the right thing and scrap staff car parking charges.”
