Fresh concerns at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital as mould and water ingress closes parts of cancer ward | UK News
There are fresh concerns at one of Britain’s biggest hospitals after a Sky News investigation discovered mould and dirty water ingress have forced the partial closure of a cancer ward – despite Scotland’s first minister insisting the scandal-hit building is safe. Glasgow‘s £1bn Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) has been at the centre of ongoing controversy over contaminated water and ventilation system issues, possibly being linked to a number of patient deaths in the past decade. The campus, one of Europe’s largest, opened in 2015, days after a report warned of “high risks” with the water supply. Earlier this year, First Minister John Swinney said independent reports had given him confidence the hospital was now safe. But Sky News understands that mould and water leaks have been identified in clinical areas within the adult bone marrow transplant (BMT) unit, which treats patients with severely weakened immune systems. Several rooms in Ward 4B have been closed and patients moved out as a result. The Scottish government confirmed to Sky News it was “aware of an incident”. …

