"A BID to cut £10-a-day parking charges at the ERI has been stalled in the wake of a legal wrangle between the NHS and the private firm which built the hospital.
Consort Healthcare agreed more than a year ago to review the charges after a public outcry over the fees.
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Parking at the ERI costs £1.20 for an hour but rises steeply to £6.50 for up to six hours and £10 for between six and 24 hours."
Of course not. But if the NHS uses the private finance initiative to provide hospitals, then one way or another the private sector has to get its pound of flesh.
What The Evening News does not tell you is that Consort Healthcare is a private consortium of Balfour Beatty plc, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and Morrison Construction. These companies care about their public image and, if those concerned about car park charges really want to change matters, then they should address themselves to the organ grinders rather than the monkey.
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