Hospital concerns ignored for 15 years, scientist tells inquiry

A scientist involved in the development of Scotland's super-hospital has claimed his concerns over patient safety were repeatedly ignored.

Dr Michael Bradnam told the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry he had spent 15 years raising issues with ventilation systems, electrical safety and humidity control at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) campus in Glasgow.

In a late submission to the probe, launched in the wake of a series of patient deaths, Bradnam said there had been no "formal responses" to his complaints.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) said it was reviewing the evidence, but that patient safety remained its "utmost concern".

The inquiry was launched in 2019 to examine mistakes made in the planning, design and construction of the QEUH campus, which includes the Royal Hospital for Children (RHC), following concerns about unusual infections and the deaths of four patients.

Scotland's independent public prosecution and death investigation authority is looking into seven deaths for potential links to the environment at the hospital.

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Source: BBC News, 16 August 2026