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Glasgow Hospital's Billion-Pound Repair Saga | Glasgow News
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Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, opened in 2015, faces a potential £170 million repair bill after years of systemic failures — from mold and leaks to deadly infections linked to its flawed water and ventilation systems. With construction blunders affecting vulnerable patients, including children with cancer, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde admits the costs are still estimates but warns this billion-pound facility is far from fixed. Police probe seven possible deaths tied to hospital conditions, while a public inquiry seeks answers on whether design flaws directly harmed lives. The saga continues as they scramble to replace fire doors, rebuild a bone marrow transplant unit, and finally make the campus safe.
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