9 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney 'avoiding' giving evidence on Queen Elizabeth University Hospital scandal

Scotland's largest health board caused a political storm after claiming it faced unspecified "pressure" to start admitting patients to the QEUH just days before the 2015 general election.

Politics

12 h. ago Scots parents handed wrong baby’s body after stillbirth at hospital

A HEALTH board has been slammed after a heartbroken parent was given a different baby's body after their child's stillbirth. The horrific incident unfolded at Princess Royal Maternity hospital in Glasgow. Mum Lindsay Richardson, 40, went into premature labour, which happens before the 37th week of pregnancy. Shortly after her son Charlie was delivered stillborn,...

Science

37 h. ago Cultural problems at health board of infection scandal hospital – John Swinney

The First Minister said the situation at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital was ‘completely unacceptable’.

Science

50 h. ago Pressure to open flagship hospital ‘came from within’, health board says

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde sought to clarify comments made during its closing submissions to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry.

Events

3 d. ago ‘Precious little’ to suggest change at infections row health board, inquiry told

The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry also heard NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s delayed acceptance of issues had made the inquiry’s work more difficult.

Science

3 d. ago Health board denials ‘severely impacted’ work of hospitals inquiry, counsel says

Fred Mackintosh KC also said NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde bosses had shown ‘wilful blindness’ to issues with the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

Science

3 d. ago Health board chief urged to reveal who put pressure on it to open hospital

The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital has been linked to infections in patients.

Events

3 d. ago ‘Molly never got to hear it’: fury as denials finally end on Glasgow hospital infections

Families accuse health board of ‘deceit and cowardice’ after years-long battle to prove contaminated water was linkedAll Molly Cuddihy wanted was recognition of what she had gone through. That was what she told the Scottish hospitals inquiry in 2021, where she described the “frightening” fits and rigors she had suffered after contracting a bacterial infection at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth university hospital while undergoing chemotherapy. “I was made sicker by the environment,” the 19-year-old said in her evidence.Molly had been 15 and revising for her National 5 exams when she was diagnosed with a rare bone cancer. She was treated at the Royal hospital for children and the adjacent QEUH, which are both part of a six-year public inquiry that reached its final stages and heard devastating new admissions this week. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago 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.

Society

4 d. ago 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’.

Politics

4 d. ago NHS Fife accused of secrecy during Sandie Peggie scandal by snubbing information requests

The health board has been accused of secrecy over the Sandie Peggie scandal after it blocked dozens of Freedom of Information requests.

Sport

4 d. ago Families 'failed' by Scots superhospital say they were 'lied to and smeared'

Families of 18 children and adults, some who died, have said they were "lied to and smeared" by the health board.

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5 d. ago Release all documents on opening of QEUH, First Minister urged

The health board said this week ‘pressure’ had been applied to open the flagship Glasgow facility.

Politics

9 d. ago 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.

Science

9 d. ago Glasgow superhospital water system issues 'probably' infected patients, health board admits

The health board had repeatedly rejected bacteria in the water at the country's flagship hospital was the cause for some infections which led to patients' deaths.

Science

1 week ago Wards at Welsh hospital closed following surge in norovirus cases

Hywel Dda University Health Board has taken the decision to close wards at Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli for the safety of patients and staff

Events

2 w. ago NHS Lanarkshire vaccination team offering flu vaccine to nursery children who missed out during previous visits

This is the first year the health board has provided the flu vaccine in nursery premises.

Sport

2 w. ago Multiple Welsh hospitals hit by norovirus with restrictions and advice for visitors

One health board has asked people to stay away from hospitals if they have symptoms while one hospital has closed some wards to visitors

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2 w. ago Welsh health board declares serious incident and makes plea to patients' families

Hospitals in one area of Wales are under extreme pressure according to health officials

Science

2 w. ago Welsh health board issues update after student nurses left livid

Nursing students at Swansea University were left facing "unemployment, uncertainty and fear"

Society