Overview
- In closing submissions, the health board accepted on the balance of probabilities a causal connection between some patient infections and the hospital environment, particularly the water system.
- It said a material share of additional environmentally relevant bloodstream infections in paediatric haemato-oncology patients between 2016 and 2018 likely related to the state of the water system.
- NHSGGC noted infection rates declined after remedial work, including water-system interventions, began in 2018.
- Final oral submissions at the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry are scheduled to begin on January 20, with the board stating it remains committed to supporting the process.
- Families seeking accountability, including the mother of 10-year-old Milly Main, welcomed the shift as a separate corporate homicide investigation naming the board as a suspect continues.