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Tom Eden & Ryan Carroll

Widow of Scot who died from QEUH fungus infection slams award for NHS chief executive

The widow of a Scot who died after being infected by a fungus at a Glasgow hospital says an award handed by the health board to its chief executive is a "kick in the guts".

Jane Grant and the health board's senior leadership team have been given an "excellence in leadership award" by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, 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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