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Inquiry launched into two Scottish hospitals
A public inquiry will be held to examine safety and well-being issues at the new children's hospital in Edinburgh and the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
The inquiry will determine how vital issues relating to ventilation and other key building systems occurred, as well as what steps can be taken to prevent this being repeated in future projects.
Edinburgh's Royal Hospital for Children and Young People had been due to open in 2017 but will now not be ready until next autumn at the earliest.
The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow made the headlines at the start of the year after two patients died after contracting a fungal infection caused by pigeon droppings on the hospital site.
Health Secretary Jeane Freeman said: “The safety and well-being of all patients and their families is my top priority and should be the primary consideration in all NHS construction projects. I want to make sure this is the case for all future projects, which is why, following calls from affected parents, I am announcing a public inquiry to examine the new Royal Hospital for Children and Young People and the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital sites.
“The recent KPMG and NSS reports into the new Edinburgh Children’s Hospital will provide a significant amount of the underpinning evidence for the inquiry alongside the ongoing independent review into the delivery and maintenance of the QEUH. The current situation is not one anyone would choose – but it is one I am determined to resolve.”
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