This is not a good time to be an NHS worker struggling on a budget.
This is not a good time to be an NHS worker struggling on a budget.
“This is the reality facing health workers. An inflation-busting pay rise is vital to stop more staff leaving NHS jobs this year." Notes to […]
West Midlands trust criticised for reimposing parking charges that were meant to be free during the pandemic
Despite the continuing pandemic, evidence mounts of hospitals starting to charge staff to park once more
Cost will be one less worry for stretched staff
Cost is one less worry for stretched staff
Loosening the stranglehold on funding shouldn’t be mistaken for generosity
Huge parking fees aren’t the solution to hospital funding shortfalls
Every healthcare student should be offered grants, and tuition fees scrapped. “Conservative plans to recruit 50,000 nurses are a sham. The truth is this target […]
UNISON believes that health workers should not be charged to park at the hospital they work at. That’s why we’re asking all NHS trusts in England to make parking free for all staff within two years. And a recent success for members in Norfolk, shows what is possible
The findings are based on a survey of more than 3,500 health workers including nurses, therapists, healthcare assistants, receptionists, secretaries and NHS students […]
Parking outside work is becoming more and more of a problem for NHS staff in England.
Welcoming the Labour Party’s pledge to end hospital parking charges for patients, visitors and NHS staff, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “The cost of hospital parking is heaping excessive financial pressure on health employees who’ve gone for years without a decent pay rise. “Extortionate parking costs are bad enough, but NHS staff are also […]
However, others provide discounted parking for staff on lower wages – and some charge healthcare workers nothing at all. This highlights a postcode lottery, says UNISON, with wide variation in […]