INSULT TO NHS HEROES

£90 more for hospital staff to park

- EMER SCULLY

HOSPITAL staff forced to pay for parking have been dealt a new blow - a £90-a-year hike in charges.

A typical NHS staffer in England will pay around £1,000 to park at work after the charges - waived for two years of the pandemic - returned this month.

Many nurses are taking on extra shifts to cope with soaring living costs.

And Rachel Harrison, GMB National Officer, said the parking fees are yet another insult. She said: "We think it's an appalling decision. The timing of it is even more insulting, especially during the cost of living crisis.