NHS boss given £18,000 removal expenses

A senior NHS manager was allocated just over £18,000 to move jobs between trusts which were little more than 40 miles apart.

Paul Traynor, who is now director of finance at the East and North Hertfordshire NHS trust, received the cash to enable him to move from his previous role at Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust.

Whilst the payout caused outrage with many taxpayers’ groups, the chief executive of the trust, Nick Carner, said: “Paul Traynor’s relocation expenses were in line with trust policy.

“The policy exists to make sure we attract the very best people to lead our organisation into the future and make sure that we, as an NHS trust, are delivering the highest quality of care to the community.”