Cost of overseas trips for the National Clinical Director and the Chief Medical Officer for Scotland: FOI release
- Published
- 9 October 2024
- Directorate
- Chief Medical Officer Directorate
- Topic
- International, Public sector
- FOI reference
- FOI/202400429544
- Date received
- 30 August 2024
- Date responded
- 23 September 2024
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
Information requested
How much has the Scottish Government spent on overseas trips for Jason Leitch and Gregor Smith in the last five years, with a breakdown per person, per year and what the money was spent on?
Response
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Jason Leitch – 2019-2023 (inclusive)
1. 2019-2023
Date |
Place |
Reason |
Costs |
25/2/2019 |
Jonkoping, Sweden |
Deliver various keynote addresses at the Microsystems Festival |
£29.56 (train ticket) |
9/12/2022 |
Orlando, Florida |
Deliver and Chair various sessions at the IHI International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare |
£3,847.26 (Flight and Hotel) |
15/5/2023 |
Copenhagen, Denmark |
Chair Workshop and deliver various presentations at the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare |
£348.85 (Flight and Hotel) |
8/12/2023 |
Orlando Florida |
Deliver and Chair various sessions at the IHI International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare |
£2803.46 (Flights and Hotel) |
Gregor Smith – 2019-2024 (inclusive)
2. 2019-2024
Date |
Place |
Reason |
Costs |
6/9/2023 |
Paris |
Invitation from the Commonwealth Fund. “Reducing health system contributions to climate change – where are we and what is next?” |
£573.94 (Flights and Hotel) |
28/5/2024 |
Geneva |
World Health Assembly |
£904.69 (Flights and Hotel) |
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