Flights taken by staff

5 June 2025

Freedom of information (FOI) request reference number FOI026.

FOI request

This is an information request relating to flights taken by staff in your organisation.

Please include the following information for the following financial years 2022/23,2023/24 and 2024/25:

A list of all flights taken by employees and board members, including the following details:

  • the airline
  • the class (e.g. economy, business, first)
  • the departure airport and destination
  • the cost
  • the dates of travel
  • the name of the hotels stayed at, if possible
  • the cost of any other expenses.

Decision

a) Before providing our response, it is important to note the following.

Part of the timeframe for the request (2022-23 and April 2023 to September 2023) was a time when HSSIB was not in existence. HSSIB can only provide data from 1 October 2023 onwards, the date on which it came into existence as an independent arm's length body.

Data held by the former body, Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB), prior to 1 October 2023 should be requested from NHS England.  Further details can be found on the HSIB legacy page, which explains the difference between HSIB and HSSIB. NHS England can be reached on: england.contactus@nhs.net.

b) Please find our response below:

There were two flights taken by members of staff at HSSIB, one in 2023 and one in 2025.

Flight One
Name of Staff Member Andrew Murphy-Pittock
Title Education Director
Airline British Airways
Class Economy
Departure Airport Newcastle Airport (NCL)
Destination Airport London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
Cost £109.00
Date of Travel 28 November 2023
Name of Hotel Stayed At 27 November – Maldron Hotel, Newcastle
28 November – Hub by Premier Inn, King's Cross
Cost of Other Expenses £48.09*

* This cost is the total of the following expenses incurred:

  • Taxi from Newcastle hotel to airport on 28 November 2023 - £30.00
  • Tube from Heathrow to venue on 28 November 2023 - £2.70
  • Lunch on 28 November 2023 - £5.00
  • Dinner on 28 November 2023 - £10.39
Flight Two
Name of Staff Member Rosie Benneyworth
Title Chief Executive Officer
Airline British Airways / Qatar Airways
Class Business
Departure Airport London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
Destination Airport Doha Hamad Intl Airport (DOH)  / Manila Ninoy Aquino Intl Airport (MNL)
Cost £ 4195.77  
NB: this cost is due to be reimbursed in full by the event organiser.
Date of Travel 1/2 April 2024 outward journey.  5/6 April 2024 return journey.
Name of Hotel Stayed At Marco Polo Ortigas, Manila 
NB: this was provided by the event organiser at no cost to HSSIB.
Cost of Other Expenses No additional expenses.
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