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Hospital construction and safety issues

The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry is investigating construction and safety-related issues at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People.

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Jan 18, 2026

What were the formal dates of Scottish Government approval and Board minutes for the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital business case in 2008?

The documentary trail offered in the reporting indicates the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital outline business case (OBC) was assessed and approved internally by NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde in Marc...

Jan 18, 2026

When was shieldhall chosen over cowglen as site for new Glasgow hospital

The choice to locate Glasgow’s new south-side acute hospital on the Southern General/South Glasgow (Shieldhall) site — instead of the Cowglen option — was made through the Modernising Glasgow’s Acute ...