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The father of a young woman whose death is under prosecutorial review has spoken out, saying that the health board responsible for a major hospital was warned for years about problems with its water system. These issues have now been acknowledged as likely causes of infections affecting children with cancer. Molly Cuddihy, who died in August at the age of 23, became severely ill in 2018 from an infection believed to have been contracted at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH).
For years, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) denied any link between bacteria in the hospital’s water and the infections that resulted in patient deaths. However, in its closing submissions to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry, the health board admitted that, “on the balance of probabilities,” there was a causal connection between certain infections and the hospital environment, particularly the water system. This represents a significant shift in position amid ongoing investigations into the hospital’s design, planning, and
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