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Hygiene specialist recalls ‘overriding smell of mould’ in hospital plant room

There was “an overriding smell of mould” in the central plant room of a flagship hospital at the centre of infection concerns, an inquiry has heard. The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry heard evidence on Tuesday afternoon from Tim Wafer, a water hygiene ...

08 Oct 2024 at 17:03

No attempt to ‘deflect’ attention from infection issues at hospital, probe hears

A whistleblower who raised concerns about infection risks at a flagship hospital was not criticised in order to “deflect” attention from real issues, a former director at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has told a public inquiry. Dr Linda de ...

08 Oct 2024 at 14:50

Flagship superhospital was not what we expected, medical director tells inquiry

The medical director of a health board has told a public inquiry that “we did not get what we expected” with a flagship hospital at the centre of infection concerns. The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry heard evidence on Thursday from Dr ...

10 Oct 2024 at 14:22

Whistleblowers ‘undermined’ efforts to protect patient safety, inquiry hears

The medical director of a health board has told a public inquiry that the behaviour of whistleblowers who raised concerns about issues at a Glasgow hospital “undermined” efforts to protect patient safety. The Scottish Hospitals ...

10 Oct 2024 at 18:07

Cosmetic surgery being conducted in ‘living rooms and Airbnbs’, MPs hear

Brazilian butt lifts (BBLs) are being carried out in people’s living rooms, in Airbnbs and in hotel rooms and complications linked to cosmetic surgery have become a “significant burden” on the NHS, MPs have heard. Ashton ...

14 May 2025 at 17:51

Baby’s death was not related to built hospital environment, sheriff finds

The death of a 12-day-old baby was not related to the built environment of a flagship hospital in Glasgow, a sheriff has found. Sophia Smith died at the Royal Hospital for Children (RHC) at Queen Elizabeth University ...

15 Oct 2025 at 18:18

Companies that provide surgery abroad should foot NHS bill, nurses say

Nurses have warned that surgical procedures abroad are too easily being sold as “holiday packages”, as they called for companies providing the operations to foot the NHS bill when things go wrong. So-called surgical ...

14 May 2025 at 10:00

Government could have been ‘more liberal’ on outdoor time during Covid – Whitty

There should have been a “more liberal” approach to the amount of time people were allowed to spend outside during the Covid-19 pandemic, the nation’s top medic has said. Just weeks into lockdown, senior scientists ...

20 Oct 2025 at 15:07

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