MSP Miles Briggs took concerns from hospital staff to the Prime Minister in Parliament on Tuesday, saying more than 20,000 people had signed a petition calling for an overhaul.
The Conservative MSP asked if Ms Sturgeon thought frontline NHS staff working night shifts should still be given the option of a parking space, and asked if she would agree to a nationwide review of hospital parking for staff at the NHS.
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In response, the Prime Minister agreed that NHS workers should not have to pay to park their cars while at work, reminding MSPs that she was the health secretary who scrapped charges in the car parks belonging to the NHS.
“Early on in the pandemic, of course, Jeane Freeman, when she was health secretary, was successful in getting the PFI parking fee waived [private finance initiative] car parks that still had them, so that’s an important principle,” she said.
“I will ask the Health Secretary to discuss particular issues with the Health Board so that we can ensure – particularly at this exceptionally difficult time – that those working on the frontline of our NHS are not unfairly penalised. “
NHS Lothian previously said planning regulations limited the number of parking spaces and that it had to balance the needs of staff, patients and visitors.
