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‘Tax on the sick’ hospital parking charges face axe

Dec 30th, 2009 | Filed under DailyMail

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Add to My Stories Promises: Andy Burnham Hospital car parking charges will be abolished for seriously-ill patients and their friends and families over the next three years, Labour is promising. Health Secretary Andy Burnham is also considering whether to offer free parking for outpatients as well as inpatients. Mr Burnham has pledged to act against the charges, which have long been attacked as a ‘tax on the sick’ by patient groups

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