Meeting of the Parliament 12 March 2026 [Draft]
Regarding media interest in potential mould and water ingress, antimicrobial resistance and healthcare associated infection Scotland—ARHAI Scotland—notified the Scottish Government of an incident of water ingress in ward 4B in the Queen Elizabeth university hospital on 26 February 2026. Ministers were made aware of that late in the afternoon on the same day. At the time, the alert was assessed as amber. On 5 March, ministers were made aware that NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde had reassessed the alert as red following significant public anxiety and media interest.
Meghan Gallacher will know that the First Minister made the Parliament aware of that on 5 March during First Minister’s question time. That healthcare infection incident assessment tool red alert has now been reassessed and reduced to amber.
In the interests of full transparency, I am making the Parliament aware that, this morning, it was confirmed that a swab taken from room 85, which was closed on 19 February, has shown mould growth. As colleagues would expect, I have made it clear to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde that I expect its continued focus to see those issues resolved as soon as possible.