NHS has spent £4million paying property taxes for EMPTY buildings in last three years

NHS has spent £4million paying property taxes for EMPTY buildings in last three years The NHS has spent almost £4million paying property taxes on empty buildings in just three years, official figures reveal.

Dozens of hospitals, more than 15 GP surgeries and nursing homes and 22 office blocks are lying vacant, according to statistics from NHS Property Services.

The figure, uncovered by a Freedom of Information request from the TaxPayers' Alliance, could pay for around 120 junior doctors or 140 newly-qualified nurses. The Daily Mail