Guidance

NHS patient, visitor and staff car parking management

Information on how car parking provided by NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts should be managed.

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These guidelines include information on implementing free car parking for those in greatest need.

Those defined as in greatest need are:

  • disabled people
  • frequent outpatient attenders
  • parents of sick children staying overnight
  • staff working night shifts

Updates to this page

Published 23 August 2014
Last updated 29 March 2022 + show all updates
  1. Updated to 1) remove commitment of free car parking to NHS staff at NHS hospital sites; 2) reflect current dates for free car parking for those with greatest need; 3) notify that the government has published a Private Parking Code of Practice, replacing the current arrangements.

  2. Updated with information on free car parking for those in greatest need and the COVID-19 free car parking commitment to NHS staff.

  3. Updated to include carers as an additional explicit group that are eligible for the provision of concessions

  4. First published.

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