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• NHS staff face 'disgusting' 200% hike in hospital parking costs

• Leaked letter reveals Trust plan to end free COVID parking and hit staff with massive hikes instead

• One nurse’s permit cost will rise from £240 to £720
Shadow health secretary @JonAshworth said: 'What a disgusting kick in the teeth to hard working, brave NHS staff working all hours in the middle of the second coronavirus wave.

'The fat cats running these car parks should be ashamed. @MattHancock needs to step in &sort this out'
When I approached them for this story, NHS England and the Department of Health both passed the buck to each other - each told me the other was responsible for what Trusts do with their parking fees
This NHS England/ DoH response might also explain the disconnect between official policy on loosening Covid restrictions for pregnant women, and what’s happening on the ground in trusts...
cc @aliciakearns @PregnantScrewed
NHS staff were told about the price hike in the *same week* that ministers announced the country was going into second national lockdown - amid fears hospitals were getting overwhelmed by Covid second wave

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