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<p>The Department of Health published new National Health Service patient, visitor
and staff car parking principles on 23 August 2014. These principles, widely welcomed
by a range of charities and organisations representing patients’ interests, made it
clear that NHS trusts should publish:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>- their parking
policy;</p><p> </p><p>- their implementation of the NHS car parking principles;</p><p>
</p><p>- financial information relating to their car parking arrangements; and</p><p>
</p><p>- summarised complaint information on car parking and actions taken in response.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In line with our policy of making all key information transparently
available to patients, our expectation is that this information will be displayed
prominently on trust websites so that patients and the public can hold the NHS locally
to account where unfair parking charges and practices remain in place.</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we will be collecting information about NHS compliance
with these principles via the next round of the Patient Led Assessments of the Care
Environment data collection and the results will be published so that patients can
identify those trusts who are falling short.</p><p> </p>
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