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Glasgow Live
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Craig Robertson

Toxic dust at Glasgow Queen Elizabeth University Hospital 'contaminated water supply'

Toxic dust from a demolition site next to Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) caused contamination within its water supply, leading to deadly infections in patients.

Documents have revealed that the safety of the flagship hospital was compromised before it ever opened in June 2015.

The Southern ­General Hospital which the hospital replaced was being demolished next to the construction of the £842 million site, which includes the Royal Hospital for Sick ­Children.

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