FAIL! Work has begun to dismantle a 500-bed UK Nightingale Hospital which has not treated a single Covid-19 patient.

The emergency unit was set up at Harrogate’s Convention Centre last April at a cost of more than £27m.

It was one of seven built in England to try and prevent hospitals becoming overwhelmed during the pandemic.

An NHS spokesperson said contractors had started removing medical equipment and some larger equipment would require road closures.

It remains unclear how long the dismantling of the hospital will take and how much it will cost, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.

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