East of England NHS workers charged £6.5 million to park at work

An analysis of figures released by the NHS reveal staff working for trusts in the East of England paid more than £6.5 million pounds to use hospital car parks in 2025-26.

The trusts with the highest staff car park charges were:

- East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust - £1,250,437

- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - £1,081,171

- West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust - £1,059,837

GMB Union, which represents thousands of NHS staff members, has long called for staff parking charges to be scrapped.

Donna Thomas, GMB Regional Organiser, said:

"NHS workers are forced to hand over millions of pounds just to turn up to work.

"Many of our members work unsociable or unpredictable hours, so have no choice but to travel in by car. 

"Our dedicated NHS staff are already underpaid and deserve so much better than to be charged to park at work."