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Paul Cargill

Expert felt ‘nudged’ by health board to change infections report, inquiry told

The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry is examining the construction of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in Glasgow (PA) - (PA Archive)

A paediatric oncologist has told an inquiry he felt staff from a health board tried to “turn the screw” on him to change a report on infections caught by children in one of their hospitals.

Professor Mike Stevens said NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) staff suggested he came to the “wrong conclusion” about infections arising at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) campus.

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