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Patients and staff face EV charging gap at NHS hospitals as vital workers unable to power cars

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More than three-quarters of NHS hospital sites in England still have no electric vehicle chargers, raising concerns about access for staff, patients and visitors.

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Analysis by online car retailer Cinch found that just 670 out of 2,901 NHS hospital sites currently provide any EV charging, with around 77 per cent of sites offering no charging facilities at all.Despite growing demand for electric cars, the data showed charging points remain limited and unevenly spread across the country.

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In total, there were just under 5,000 chargers across the entire NHS estate.

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The North East and Yorkshire were found to have the highest number of chargers overall, with 1,098 installed.

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However, nearly seven out of 10 hospital sites in the region still have no chargers.

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