“As a home care worker can i put the get real into the picture of what we do, we go to very sick people who require help in most aspects of daily life, bathing,showering, serving meals ect.most places we visit do not have car parking area's near them, so many times we have to park on single yellow lines ect and risk getting a parking fine.which we have to pay. (not our employers). we all do a very worth while job usually on minimum wages.and we make life more comfortable for our clients which also means they can carry on living in there own homes instead of going into residentail care. it would not hurt the council to give all homecare worker's a permit to park anywhere.”

“Calling me an idiot does little to further the discussion, but speaks volumes about you.

I don¿t recall any resident permit zones or pay and display machines that require payment in the early hours, do you?
Have I missed the point, but won¿t ¿residents¿ cars be filling all the bays outside the houses in the wee small hours?

Now, I understood from the original article (would you like to check?) that Home Carers were what we are talking about, not Doctors, Midwives or Health Visitors.
Anon, you seam a little confused, so here goes:
A Home Carer is someone who pops into a sick persons house, does a bit of housework, tidying-up and shopping, makes them a nice cup of tea and gives them a bit of company. These are NOT health workers.
They are actually doing what, in previous generations, would have been done by good neighbours and family members (but these days we have to pay them!).

Nice people, undoubtedly, but they are not exactly ¿cutting-edge¿ health care professionals like some of you seem to think.”

“G.Etreal, you come across as an extremely person who forces their views on others in a very arrogant manner becomes unpleasant when they don't agree. You can obviously see that your original arguement is ridiculous and have resorted to claiming that 'health care workers steal so therefore shouldn't get free parking permits'. What a pathetic avenue to go down. You, frankly, are an idiot. You know nothing of the subjects you drivel on about and should do us all a favour and shut up. People in urgent need of care (like a woman in labour) or a a health care worker making an emegency home visit in the early hours of the morning would you really condone them parking 5 streets away? Think about it.”

“getreal, you need to GET REAL ! these are HOME care workers, NOT health visitors, one huge salary difference !!!! secondly, as health care workers, health visitors or nurses, they do not necessarily get their parking fees back, yes I do know. If you called an emergency health care professional out in the night, or day, would you expect them to park in the nearest car park and claim the money back ? how about the midwife called to a home birth, the district nurse administering care to the dying? the ambulance staff ? gp ?? what tosh. health care workers should have special dispensation.. They are not like someone calling door to door, avon ladies, etc.. some people on here need moderating !!”

“The carers do a very important job and they should get special parking permits, there is no comparision with any other job, give them the permits.”

“Anon, you're obviously too blinkered/challenged to understand the point I was making.
Lots of people do "important" jobs and even more do (what you would probably call) "unimportant" jobs.
However, they can all do the following:
Park your car.
Buy a ticket (keep it safe).
Do the house call.
and at the end of the working day, go back to the office/surgery and get the money reimbursed - along with your mileage allowance.
Are you suggesting that because their job is so "important", health visitors should get a special petrol pump to use - dispensing free fuel?

Obviously the "powers that be" do not share your view of the "importance" of health visitors - otherwise they wouldn't be paid so little, would they.”

“You think about it...it isn't practical. Where is the sense is paying for a ticket every time you need to call at a house in the same day? These people are saying they aren't well paid and reinbursed or not, they still have to shell out the money to begin with. Healthcare workers do a far more important job than most people in my opinion and should be granted this small luxury to make their and the people they treat lives easier.”

“Worthwhile job or not is irrelevent.
What about every other worker?
Why single health visitors out for special treatment?
Like I said before, if a health visitor (or any other employed worker) has to pay for a ticket to park when making a house call, they will get the money reimbursed when they get back to the office (provided they keep the paper ticket).
Why is this a problem?
The cost of administering a special permit / window sticker scheme cannot be justified when these people are not out of pocket anyway.
Think about it!”

“Very sympathetic outlook G.E.treal. What about when these carers have to visit the same house 3 or 4 times a day? What about when they have to park several streets away and turn up late to an appointment. I don't think this is too much to ask. They are doing an extremely worthwhile job and they should be given the facilities and help to do it properly.”

“Health care workers should pay - just the same as any other worker.
If this is a legitimate business expence then you can claim it back from your employer.”