HOW HEALTH CHIEFS SPLASHED YOUR CASH
£752
to a Spanish travel agent to attend a ‘health information and libraries’ conference in Seville
£24,500
at Marks and Spencer, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Tesco, Asda and Morrisons by staff at all departments
£1,021
for three members of Public Health England to stay at the Sirata Beach Resort hotel in Florida for an anthrax conference
£45
at an Angus Steakhouse by Public Health England staff taking part in a meeting
£556
at the Cellar Door, a Scottish cuisine restaurant on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile by staff at Health Education England
£310
for the hire of a ‘smoothie bike’ to provide refreshments for Public Health England staff on an away day
£46
bill for Domino’s Pizza for Public Health England staff working ‘outside office hours’
£150
on a cake by the Human Fertility and Embryology Authority. The cake was produced by the Cake Store in Sydenham, south-east London, to celebrate the watchdog’s 25th anniversary
£114
on go-karting by staff at NHS Blood and Transplant. The organisation’s Northern Ireland office went to Eddie Irvine Sports centre in Belfast, for a ‘teambuilding’ exercise
£257
at the five-star Altishotel in Lisbon by staff at Public Health England to attend a ‘drug related infectious disease’ meeting. Staff also stayed at the five-star Intercontinental hotel in Beijing, China, although the cost is not known as they only put a deposit on the card
£1,433
at McDonalds by staff at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. They had 253 meals there over two years
£18,204
at a Park Plaza Hotel by staff at Health Education England. They paid for 70 stays in two years but refused to specify which hotel or why it was needed
£390
paid to a travel agency in Thailand by Public Health England staff attending a ‘physical activity and health’ conference in Bangkok
£25,100
on taxis by staff at all departments including Halocab, Uber and Addison Lee
£1,695
on six bowling trips by staff at NHS Blood and Transplant. They went to All Star Bowling lanes and AMF bowling