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Daily Record
Daily Record
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Vivienne Aitken

Family of Scot given penicillin despite allergy want hospital to admit mistake after he died in agony

The family of a great-grandad who died in agony after being given seven doses of a drug to which he was allergic have called on hospital bosses to admit the blunder.

Last month the Daily Record revealed that nurse Stephen McLaughlin, 42, had questioned Eddie McCluskey, 88, being given penicillin but was overruled by a doctor. Five nurses continued to administer the medicine.

After our story appeared, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde finally offered the family a meeting to discuss the tragedy.

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