New figures show how people forked out almost £5 million in parking fees at Kent’s hospitals. Data from NHS England reveals what income trusts made from charges paid by patients and visitors between April 2022 and April 2023. Despite former PM Boris Johnson saying he would scrap the fees in the Tories’ 2019 election manifesto, the Dartford and Gravesham, Medway, East Kent Hospitals University and Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS trusts still charge – as do others across the UK. At Medway Maritime in Gillingham, parking costs £2.20 for zero to two hours; £3.30 for two to three hours; £4.40 for…
