Prohibit Scottish NHS Boards from Charging for Car Parking on any NHS Site in Scotland
- Target:
- General Public
- Region:
- United Kingdom
- Website:
- www.paulmartinmsp.org.uk
A petition to support the Private Members Bill Proposal in the Name of Paul Martin MSP to Prohibit Scottish NHS Boards from Charging for Car Parking on any NHS Site in Scotland
In January 2008 Health Boards throughout Scotland implemented new car parking policies that resulted in patients, staff and visitors paying charges for car parking on hospital sites. Before, and following, the introduction of the charges various groups of representatives raised their concerns in connection with the financial burden these parking charges placed on everyone involved in patient care.
On 2 September 2008 the Scottish Government announced that it was issuing guidance to end car parking charges at 14 NHS hospitals across Scotland on 31 December 2008. This policy is now in place. Despite this policy Greater Glasgow Clyde NHS Board have implemented a a policy which will serve a penalty notice on anyone parking longer than 4 hours.
Three of the biggest hospitals in Scotland will continue to charge for parking. These are The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Ninewells Hospital Dundee, Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
We the Undersigned support the Private Members Bill Proposal in the name of Paul Martin MSP that will prohibit NHS Boards from charging patients, their visitors and
NHS staff from parking at NHS sites, and to require NHS Boards to make reasonable provision for managed, free parking at NHS sites.
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