Parking Charges at Hospitals Morally Wrong
Charities and patients' groups told MSPs that charging patients and their relatives for parking at hospitals is ‘morally wrong'. // They also voiced their concerns about increasing number of people who would be affected by parking because of centralisation of hospital services. Patients have reported being charged even up to £10 a day for parking in certain parts of the...Parking is a worse pain than disease in hospitals
Macmillan Cancer Support of UK has taken a strong campaign ahead against hospital parking costs.A survey was conducted that said that in Scotland people spent// an average of £636 on parking and trips to hospital during treatment which is £318 in Wales. The demand of the charity is that parking costs be made free or subsidized. "These regional variations are shocking and gross...Abolish Car Parking Charges at Welsh Hospitals, says BMA Cymru Wales
Doctors leaders in Wales are calling on the National Assembly for Wales to abolish car parking charges at hospitals throughout Wales and release// patients from a heavy financial burden. Welsh Secretary of the BMA, Dr Richard Lewis said: "Charging people to park at hospitals is an indirect tax on healthcare. These days, the vast majority of people who attend hospital clinics do so by...Easy Money-NHS Trusts Make Millions from Parking Fees
Cancer support groups have declared ‘shameful’ and ‘disgusting’ reports that reveal millions of pounds being collected in the name of parking fees//, from patients of NHS Trusts. The figures disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act show that out of the total 95 million pounds being made during 2005/2006,some trusts raised more than one million and many more than 500,000 pounds, i...Parking Garages Unsafe During Hurricanes
During hurricanes, parking garages commonly are used by car rental agencies and car dealerships to shelter vehicles. Recently, Dr. Thomas Schmidlin, meteorologist and professor of geography at Kent State University, completed research determining the safety of using parking garages for the general public as a refuge of last resort and at what wind speeds it is safe for emergency ve...