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International conferences Jason Leitch has attended in last five financial years: FOI release

Published
2023-12-01
Received
2023-03-08
Responded
2023-03-31
Directorate
Topic
Public sector
Exemptions
None detected

Information requested

A breakdown for the last five financial years (2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22 and 2022/23) of the number of international conferences Jason Leitch, the National Clinical Director, attended, including a) the location/country, b) the purpose of the trip, and c) the cost.

Response

Jason Leitch, National Clinical Director, has attended 17 international conferences from 2018 to the date of the request. The breakdown is as follows:

Date Location Purpose Costs 2018/19 30/4/18 Amsterdam, Holland Several keynote addresses at the International Forum on Quality & Safety in Healthcare None 11/5/18 Copenhagen, Denmark Keynote address at the Safe Settings Conference/Keynote address and chairing various sessions at the Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Learning Session Conference £518.94 22/5/18 Boston, America Deliver keynote address, attend advisory board, chair various patient Safety Sessions at the Patient Safety Congress None 10/9/18 Melbourne, Australia Various keynote addresses at the Asia-Pacific IHI International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare None 7/12/18 Orlando, Florida Deliver various keynote session. Chair various sessions at the IHI International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare None 25/2/19 Jonkoping, Sweden Delivery various keynotes at the Microsystems Festival £29.56 2019/20 16/9/19 Taipei, Taiwan Deliver various keynote and chair various sessions at the IHI International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare None 11/11/19 Jonkoping, Sweden Accompanying cabinet Secretary for Health to see the Improvement work taking place in Jonkoping None 6/12/19 Orlando, Florida Deliver various keynote session. Chair various sessions at the IHI International Forum Quality and Safety in Healthcare None 10/2/20 Tromso, Norway Deliver keynote address at Quality Improvement Conference, meeting with CEOs to speak about Leadership and Quality Improvement None 2020/21 No International Travel 2021/22 No International Travel 2021/22 16/5/22 Helsinki, Finland HEC Conference – Keynote speaker None 30/5/22 BC Vancouver, Canada British Columbia Quality Forum – Keynote speaker followed by Debate on Quality Improvement/Leadership None 22/9/22 Boston, Washington Harvard School of Public Health Alumni Weekend – Various Speaking engagements None 4/10/22 Ottawa, Canada MPL Association International Conference – Keynote address on Leadership in a Pandemic None 2/12/22 Orlando, Florida Deliver various keynotes. Chair various sessions at the IHI International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare £3,865.68 22/2/23 Montreux, Switzerland Deliver keynote address at the 5th Global Ministerial Patient Safety Health Summit None 15/3/23 Qatar, Middle East Deliver various keynotes and chair various sessions at the IHI Middle East Forum. None

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