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More lawyers appointed to progress work of Scottish Hospitals Inquiry

Three more lawyers have been appointed to the inquiry into issues with two major hospital complexes as it prepares for further hearings next year. Lord Brodie, chairman of the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry, said he wants to report findings “as soon as ...

24 Aug 2023 at 13:03

Delay to new hospital was due to ‘failure of governance’ – Freeman

Former Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman has said she was “furious” at the last-minute discovery of safety issues at a newly built hospital, blaming it on a “failure of governance”. Ms Freeman said it came as a “bolt from the blue” when she ...

12 Mar 2024 at 15:42

Scotland

Expert panel to investigate flagship Glasgow hospital as part of public inquiry

An expert group has been set up to carry out further investigations at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) as part of a public inquiry probing problems at the flagship site. The panel will be led by Dr Sara Mumford, an expert on ...

17 Oct 2022 at 14:30

Scotland

Delay announced to Scottish Hospitals Inquiry hearing

A delay to hearings for the inquiry investigating issues at two of Scotland’s newest hospitals is “disappointing”, Labour said. Party health spokeswoman Jackie Baillie spoke out after it was confirmed that the next round of hearings for the ...

01 Jul 2022 at 17:07

Scottish Hospitals Inquiry: I never signed off children’s ward, says professor

One of Scotland’s leading doctors has said she did not sign off on plans for a children’s ward, telling an inquiry they were promised a like-for-like unit they never got. Professor Brenda Gibson, a consultant paediatric haematologist, gave ...

12 Jun 2023 at 13:19

Sewage stench remained after children’s ward refurbishment, inquiry told

The stench of sewage remained in a children’s cancer ward even after its multimillion-pound makeover, an inquiry has heard. Emma Somerville, a senior charge nurse at the Schiehallion unit’s ward 2a at Glasgow’s Royal Hospital for Children,...

14 Jun 2023 at 13:04

Scottish Hospitals Inquiry: Cause of infections never explained, says professor

One of Scotland’s leading paediatric doctors said she still does not know what happened at a multi-million pound super hospital to cause infections in a children’s ward. Professor Brenda Gibson, a consultant paediatric haematologist, ...

12 Jun 2023 at 17:44

Medic called for temporary unit at new hospital over safety fears, inquiry told

A children’s cancer consultant asked hospital bosses to draft in the military to build a temporary unit because he was so concerned about the safety of Glasgow’s newly built flagship hospital, an inquiry has heard. Dermot Murphy, a ...

15 Jun 2023 at 16:18

Scotland

Hospital inquiry told of concerns there were ‘systematic issues’ with water

A public health consultant said there were concerns of “systematic issues” with water at a major hospital, an inquiry was told. Dr Iain Kennedy, a public health consultant at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, told the Scottish ...

25 Sept 2024 at 16:08

‘Purist’ approach to infection control poses risk to patient safety, probe told

A former senior manager at a Glasgow hospital at the centre of infection concerns has told a public inquiry that adopting a “purist” approach to infection control could have posed a greater risk to patient safety. Dr David ...

20 Sept 2024 at 12:32

Scotland

Senior paediatrician describes ‘mystery’ of infections at superhospital

A senior paediatrician said he could not imagine a more serious concern than “mystery” outbreaks of infection at a superhospital, an inquiry heard. Dr Alan Mathers, chief of medicine for women and children’s services at ...

24 Sept 2024 at 14:06

Root cause of harmful bacteria within hospital not found, inquiry told

A hospital was unable to identify the root cause of certain forms of harmful bacteria that infected a number of patients, an inquiry has heard. Dr Emilia Crighton, director of public health for NHS Greater Glasgow and ...

27 Sept 2024 at 16:36

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