"The father of a woman whose death is being investigated by prosecutors said a health board was "warned for years" about issues with a major hospital's water system that it has now admitted probably caused infections in child cancer patients. Molly Cuddihy - who died in August aged 23 - became seriously ill in 2018 with an infection potentially acquired at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) in Glasgow."
"But in closing submissions to the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry it has now admitted "on the balance of probabilities", that there was a "causal connection" between some infections and the hospital environment. Molly's father, John, told BBC Scotland News the statement was "overdue recognition". He added: "Molly's words and experience must continue to echo beyond her lifetime.""
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde acknowledged a causal connection, on the balance of probabilities, between some infections and the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital environment. Molly Cuddihy, who died in August aged 23, became seriously ill in 2018 with an infection potentially acquired at QEUH. Her father said the health board had been warned for years and described the admission as overdue recognition, urging that Molly's experience endure. The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry examines planning, design and construction mistakes after unusual infections and the deaths of four patients, including a child who contracted stenotrophomonas while treated for leukaemia. Separate corporate homicide and prosecutorial investigations have been opened.
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