FOI/202400429544 · FOI · released
Cost of overseas trips for the National Clinical Director and the Chief Medical Officer for Scotland: FOI release
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?
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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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