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<p>The Department has not made any national assessment of the effect of hospital car
parking charges on specific groups. Decisions on hospital car parking, including charging,
are taken locally by National Health Service foundation trusts and NHS trusts.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 23 August, 2014, the Department published the <em>NHS patient,
visitor and staff car parking principles</em>, which set out a nationally consistent
approach for hospitals to take to car parking. This includes guidance on the provision
of concessionary parking. The principles are available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-patient-visitor-and-staff-car-parking-principles"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-patient-visitor-and-staff-car-parking-principles</a></p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To help NHS organisations deliver the above principles the
Department published <em>NHS Car Parking Management: Environment and Sustainability
(HTM 07-03)</em> on 25 March 2015. This guidance is available at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-car-parking-management-htm-07-03"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-car-parking-management-htm-07-03</a></p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Both documents make it clear that NHS organisations should
work with patients, staff, visitors, local authorities and public transport providers
when planning their parking provision.</p><p> </p>
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