Hospital car parking the impact of access costs

TY - UNPB

T1 - Hospital car parking the impact of access costs

AU - Mason, A.

PY - 2010

Y1 - 2010

N2 - NHS Trusts have statutory powers to raise income, which allow them to decide whether to charge, and how much to charge, for hospital car parking. Trusts are not obliged to provide parking facilities on their premises, but provision will inevitably incur costs in the form of maintenance, security and staffing. If Trusts choose not to charge for parking, then these costs must be covered from othersources of revenue, potentially diverting resources from patient care. Charges typically account for around 0.25% of a hospital‟s income, but can be as high as 1%. The government offers financial support to people on low incomes who incur travel expenses when accessing health care.

AB - NHS Trusts have statutory powers to raise income, which allow them to decide whether to charge, and how much to charge, for hospital car parking. Trusts are not obliged to provide parking facilities on their premises, but provision will inevitably incur costs in the form of maintenance, security and staffing. If Trusts choose not to charge for parking, then these costs must be covered from othersources of revenue, potentially diverting resources from patient care. Charges typically account for around 0.25% of a hospital‟s income, but can be as high as 1%. The government offers financial support to people on low incomes who incur travel expenses when accessing health care.

M3 - Working paper

T3 - CHE Research Paper

BT - Hospital car parking the impact of access costs

PB - University of York, Centre for Health Economics;

CY - York, UK

ER -