Staff at two West Yorkshire NHS trusts hit with £3.5m in parking fees last year
NHS workers were charged huge amounts just to park at work
Last updated 20th Dec 2024
New figures have revealed two West Yorkshire NHS trusts charged staff around £3.5m for parking last year.
The GMB says the staff at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust forked out £2.2m collectively, with the trust that runs Pinderfields charging workers a total of £1.3m.
The data is based on figures from NHS Digital for the 2023/24 financial year.
The union is now calling 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.”
We've approached Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust for a statement, while by Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust declined to comment.