GRIEVING families at the centre of a hospital infection scandal have hit out after a press release blunder appeared to declare that the premises where their loved ones died is “safe”.
A statement issued on the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry website this week stated that the under-fire Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) is “safe” and that “there is no need for public concern as to any risk posed by the hospital.”
The Record understands the release was issued on Wednesday at 6pm, sparking fury among families.
Lawyers at Thompsons Solicitors said the statement dealt a hammer blow to relatives seeking the truth to what happened to tragic loved ones.
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The law firm also accused the published communication for only laying out arguments from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and failing to include any evidence given by families and their legal representatives.
The statement, with adapted quotes attributed to Inquiry chair Lord Brodie, was later amended on the website at around 11am on Thursday.
The new statement reads: “The conclusion that NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde consider that the Inquiry should reach is that the hospital is safe and that there is no need for public concern as to any risk posed by the hospital.”
Shattered relatives said the error made them feel like they were “fighting a losing battle”.
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Louise Cunningham, from Renfrew, whose three-year-old daughter Layla Greene died in the hospital in 2018 while receiving treatment for cancer, said: “I have to visit a graveside to see my daughter Layla. The hospital is dangerous, we can see what is going on as has been shown in the evidence.”
David Campbell's son James, four, was also given antibiotics to fight fungal infections wreaking havoc on the wards while he was receiving chemo at the hospital.
David, from Helensburgh, said: “We are gravely concerned that this inquiry has become biased and are being influenced by NHSGGC rather than the truth.”
Mark Bisset’s daughter Charly was left in a critical condition after catching deadly fungal infection aspergillus while battling cancer in the hospital in the summer of 2019.
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The seven-year-old, from the Borders, was rushed into the intensive care where her family were told to ...
A statement issued on the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry website this week stated that the under-fire Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) is “safe” and that “there is no need for public concern as to any risk posed by the hospital.”
The Record understands the release was issued on Wednesday at 6pm, sparking fury among families.
Lawyers at Thompsons Solicitors said the statement dealt a hammer blow to relatives seeking the truth to what happened to tragic loved ones.
image [https://cdn.magzter.com/1583517504/1742004687/articles/8xPyGDHcKsxQX5G7sYsys/0106610666.jpg]
The law firm also accused the published communication for only laying out arguments from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and failing to include any evidence given by families and their legal representatives.
The statement, with adapted quotes attributed to Inquiry chair Lord Brodie, was later amended on the website at around 11am on Thursday.
The new statement reads: “The conclusion that NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde consider that the Inquiry should reach is that the hospital is safe and that there is no need for public concern as to any risk posed by the hospital.”
Shattered relatives said the error made them feel like they were “fighting a losing battle”.
image [https://cdn.magzter.com/1583517504/1742004687/articles/8xPyGDHcKsxQX5G7sYsys/2077069094.jpg]
Louise Cunningham, from Renfrew, whose three-year-old daughter Layla Greene died in the hospital in 2018 while receiving treatment for cancer, said: “I have to visit a graveside to see my daughter Layla. The hospital is dangerous, we can see what is going on as has been shown in the evidence.”
David Campbell's son James, four, was also given antibiotics to fight fungal infections wreaking havoc on the wards while he was receiving chemo at the hospital.
David, from Helensburgh, said: “We are gravely concerned that this inquiry has become biased and are being influenced by NHSGGC rather than the truth.”
Mark Bisset’s daughter Charly was left in a critical condition after catching deadly fungal infection aspergillus while battling cancer in the hospital in the summer of 2019.
image [https://cdn.magzter.com/1583517504/1742004687/articles/8xPyGDHcKsxQX5G7sYsys/4146460092.jpg]
The seven-year-old, from the Borders, was rushed into the intensive care where her family were told to ...
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