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Craig Williams

Glasgow NHS boss award is 'kick in the guts' says widow of man who died at QEUH

The widow of a man who died after being infected by a fungus at Glasgow's main hospital has said it was a "kick in the guts" to learn the health board had handed an award to its chief executive.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde gave an "excellence in leadership award" to chief executive Jane Grant and the health board's senior leadership team at its annual awards, sparking outrage among critics of its management.

Louise Slorance, whose husband Andrew died in 2020, has accused the health board of covering up the fact he had been infected by a potentially deadly fungus caused by a type of mould while in the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) for treatment for cancer and coronavirus.

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