Higher hospital parking fees deter commuters

摘要

An NHS trust in Newcastle has defended increasing parking charges for patients and visitors. All-day parking at one of the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sites previously cost ￡7.20 on a weekday and ￡3.60 at weekends. A stay longer than five hours now incurs an ￡18 charge. The new tariffs came into force at the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) and Freeman Hospital on 1 July.