England's hospitals earn over £190m in staff and visitor parking fees, prompting GMB Union to call for a ban and Lib Dems to label it a "tax on caring."

England's hospitals generated over £190 million from parking fees for staff and visitors last year, with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Trust earning £2.7m. The GMB Union has called for a ban on parking fees for NHS staff, while the Liberal Democrats label the charges as a "tax on caring." The Department of Health and Social Care claims parking fees are necessary to manage capacity at NHS sites and provide free parking for vulnerable groups.