BBCNEWS Our World July 13, 2024
The government has announced that from april, thousands of nhs patients, visitors and staff will benefit from free parking at hospitals in england. Most visitors to hospitals in scotland, wales and Northern Ireland are already exempt from charges, as our correspondent James Waterhouse reports. For nhs patients and those who visit them, its an age old complaint. Paying to park at hospitals. During the election, the conservatives promised to do something about it in their manifesto for specific groups. So, from april, all 206 hospital trusts in england will be expected to give free parking to th...