Fury after NHS trusts start charging the disabled to use hospital car parks

Hospital bosses are sparking a storm of protest from patient watchdogs by introducing charges on the disabled to use their car parks.


As cash-strapped NHS trusts struggle to balance their books, a growing number of hospital car parks have started charging blue badge holders for the first time.

Among the latest to abolish free parking for the disabled is Kidderminster Hospital, Worcestershire, and Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Trust in Merseyside will follow.  More