{"id":960,"date":"2022-04-07T19:49:26","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T18:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/stop-charging-nhs-staff-to-park-in-a-hospital\/"},"modified":"2022-04-07T19:49:26","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T18:49:26","slug":"stop-charging-nhs-staff-to-park-in-a-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dauk.org\/stop-charging-nhs-staff-to-park-in-a-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Charging NHS Staff to Park in a Hospital!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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It\u2019s been announced by Sajid Javid that hospitals will no longer provide free car parking<\/a> to the very staff who have tirelessly kept the NHS running for the past two years. Staff are essentially being made to pay this extra tax for car parking in order to prop up NHS Trusts as the government are not prepared to fund it properly. What’s worse, is that most parking spaces are run by private companies, despite being on NHS trust property, resulting in nonsensical profiteering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This represents another huge blow to the morale<\/a> and welfare<\/a> of NHS workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bringing a car to work is a necessity for many – not only for personal safety, but because of out of hours working and because some staff, such as doctors, are moved between hospitals far from home (and public transport) every few months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Doctors\u2019 Association UK<\/a> and Dr Meenal Viz<\/a>, say enough is enough. We have launched a campaign supported by Socialist NHS<\/a>, EveryDoctor<\/a>, Keep Our NHS Public<\/a>, Nursing Notes<\/a> and Project S NHS<\/a> – On behalf of all healthcare workers, to remove this additional tax on those who saved so many lives and continue to fight tirelessly for our NHS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How you can help<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Sign the Petition<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Twitter friends, you guys are just the best \ud83d\ude4f

10,000 of you signed our petition to help NHS staff get free parking \ud83d\udcaf

Thank you to @TheDA_UK<\/a> for joining hands with me on this campaign.

We will keep you updated on progress, so watch this space! \ud83d\udc99\ud83d\udc99 pic.twitter.com\/2EvfI15Pul<\/a><\/p>— Dr Meenal Viz (@drmeenalviz) April 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>