Overview
- COPFS has directed Police Scotland to investigate six patient deaths at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, with officers confirming a report to prosecutors and inquiries continuing.
- In closing submissions to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde accepted a probable causal link between infections and the hospital environment, particularly the water system, and issued an unreserved apology.
- The health board clarified that references to pressure to open the hospital on time referred to internal pressures within NHSGGC, while asserting the campus is now safe following remedial work and ongoing monitoring.
- First Minister John Swinney said it appears families were not told the truth and cited cultural problems at the health board, expressing confidence the inquiry will establish the facts.
- Whistleblowers describe bullying and unresolved safety validation gaps, and Labour leader Anas Sarwar has asked the inquiry to call Nicola Sturgeon, John Swinney and Shona Robison to give evidence.