Staff Travel - FOI Response Register

FoI Number
2024-361
Subject
Staff Travel
Date Received
04/10/2024
Request and Response
  1. How many members of staff in this health board travel in from the Scottish mainland? Please provide this data for each year since 2019/20, including the current year to date. 

See table below

  1. In relation to Q1, does the health board meet transportation costs for staff members travelling from the mainland? If so, please provide these transportation costs for each year since 2019/20, including the current year to date.

NHS Shetland does cover the cost of travel to / from Shetland for certain workers.  This represents a benefit in kind and is taxed appropriately.

Year No. of Staff Cost  
19/20 263 £84,864  
20/21 196 £55,439  
21/22 239 £82,770  
22/23 256 £97,773  
23/24 220 £89,488  
24/25 123 £58,514 to date

 

Please note the information above includes visiting clinicians from other Health Boards