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‘We are going nowhere,’ say families affected by hospital-linked infections

Families said they were ‘left at the mercy of a hospital with a defective ventilation system and a defective water system’.

Evening Standard

Family caused ‘indescribable distress’ by health board’s admission, inquiry told

Molly Cuddihy died aged 23 in August last year, having been treated at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow since 2018.

Evening Standard

No Government pressure applied to open flagship hospital on time, says Swinney

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has said it had come under pressure to open the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, but it was ‘not ready’.

Evening Standard

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Hospital infections whistleblowers still owed ‘genuine’ apology, inquiry told

The three experts are still concerned about risks at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, their lawyer said.

The Independent UK

Infections concern hospital ‘killed and poisoned’ our loved ones, families say

The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry has been examining issues at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow.

Evening Standard

Project managers of flagship hospital should be held to account, inquiry hears

The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry is hearing closing submissions.

Evening Standard

Scottish health board admits hospital water system linked to fatal infections

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde makes last-minute U-turn in submission to hospitals inquiry

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Health board accepts probable link between infections and hospital water system

The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry has been examining issues at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) and Royal Hospital for Children.

Evening Standard

Health board accepts probable link between deaths and hospital water system

The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry has been examining issues at two hospitals in the wake of patient deaths

The Independent UK

Newborns with jaundice treated at home in sleeping bag-style garment

The Hospital at Home service run by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde means infants who meet the criteria do not need to return for a hospital stay.

Evening Standard

Retired HGV driver undergoes heart bypass using gene therapy to reduce risks

The procedure aims to extend the lifespan of blood vessels used during the graft process in the surgery.

Evening Standard

Freeman tells inquiry Government was ‘naive’ in hospital oversight

The former health secretary told the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry she felt NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde took a ‘nothing to see here’ approach.

Evening Standard

Scottish mother hails ‘selfless’ donor son whose organs saved four lives

Kevin Brogan said he was ‘forever grateful’ to the family of James Borland for enabling him to continue his life after he suffered a heart attack.

The Independent UK

Genetic testing study to boost medication response starts in Glasgow

The Phoenix Study is hoped to lead to wider implementation of genetic testing in prescribing across Scotland.

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Breakdown in staff relations putting hospital patients at risk, review finds

The study of three emergency departments at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board also found an ‘unacceptable normalisation’ of corridor care.

Evening Standard

NHS board did not view infections as ‘unintended and unexpected’, inquiry told

Professor Craig White was giving evidence to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry.

Evening Standard

Mother suffered too much after infection linked to pigeons, inquiry told

Cancer patient Gail Armstrong, 73, died at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow in January 2019.

Evening Standard

Civil servant was ‘dead man walking’ when placed on Covid ward, inquiry told

Scottish Government official Andrew Slorance, 49, died in December 2020 at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.

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Scottish university uses technology to ‘see inside’ body for the first time in the UK

SURGEONS performed an operation using technology which allows them to “see inside” a patient’s body for the first time in the UK.

The Independent UK

Surgeons use technology to ‘see inside’ body for the first time in UK

Grandmother-of-six Carol Toal, 75, was the first patient to be operated on

The Independent UK

Grandmother says vaginal mesh implant cost her ’22 years of living’

‘The health service has just gaslighted us and it’s been an absolute slog to get anything done about this’

The Independent UK

Three patients died after doctor failed to ensure bowel test follow-up

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said a further three patients were harmed between 2020 and 2022

The National (Scotland)

Scottish NHS board apologises after three patients die and doctor suspended

A DOCTOR working for a Scottish health board was suspended by the NHS after it was found he was not following up with patients – three of whom…

The Independent UK

Three patients died after doctor failed to ensure bowel test follow-up treatment

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said a further three patients were harmed between 2020 and 2022.

Daily Record

New mum encourages others to give birth in "home from home" Paisley maternity unit

Elena Romeo, 33, from Barrhead is delighted with the choice that she made.

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