Croydon’s top health boss has agreed to publish her expenses after the Prime Minister called on other public bodies to be scrutinised.

Caroline Taylor, chief executive of NHS Croydon, said she would be happy to divulge her claims after calls from a campaign group.

Following the ongoing scandal surrounding MPs expenses, Gordon Brown announced other publicly funded bodies, such as the NHS and the BBC could face similar scrutiny.

His statement prompted local health campaign group London Health Emergency to demand all London NHS chief executives to publish their expenses for the past five years to promote transparency.

Geoff Martin, of London Health Emergency, said: “There has been an explosion in NHS top bosses pay under New Labour and it’s about time the public had a chance to scrutinise their expenses as well as their rates of pay.

“We know that some chief executives are now on pay packages worth more than £250,000 with London at the heart of the NHS top salaries gravy train.

"We now want to see the paper trail of what other expenses the top brass are piling on top of their basic pay.

“This is taxpayers money and after the scandal of MPs expenses it’s about time a light was shone into the grubby corners of NHS executive pay and benefits.”

Mrs Taylor said: “I would be more than happy to publish the expenses I have claimed. I will consult with colleagues about how far back it is practical to go and how best to publish the information.”

The expenses scandal has already seen Croydon South MP Richard Ottaway draw criticism for claiming about £140,000 since 2001 on a second house, despite his constituency being only 12 miles from Westminster.

The MP also owns a third property with his wife for which he receives rent, and is on the list of members who have claimed money for family members as staff.

Mr Ottaway has promised to publish his expenses online from now on, and has denied any wrongdoing.

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