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| A public inquiry into deaths from the bug Clostridium difficile at a hospital in Dunbartonshire has been ruled out by the Scottish health secretary. | A public inquiry into deaths from the bug Clostridium difficile at a hospital in Dunbartonshire has been ruled out by the Scottish health secretary. |
| Nicola Sturgeon confirmed on Wednesday that an independent inquiry would look into the deaths of eight patients at Vale of Leven Hospital. | Nicola Sturgeon confirmed on Wednesday that an independent inquiry would look into the deaths of eight patients at Vale of Leven Hospital. |
| But the relative of one dead patient said a public inquiry was needed. | But the relative of one dead patient said a public inquiry was needed. |
| Ms Sturgeon said that although she understood this viewpoint, the inquiry would be "no cover-up". | Ms Sturgeon said that although she understood this viewpoint, the inquiry would be "no cover-up". |
| The issue was raised during question time at Holyrood - where Labour Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie said Scottish Government officials discussed the UK Government's new infection guidelines on C.diff in February. | The issue was raised during question time at Holyrood - where Labour Dumbarton MSP Jackie Baillie said Scottish Government officials discussed the UK Government's new infection guidelines on C.diff in February. |
| The extent of C.diff infection at Vale of Leven came to light earlier this month after a retrospective investigation by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. | The extent of C.diff infection at Vale of Leven came to light earlier this month after a retrospective investigation by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. |
| It identified 54 cases of infection between December 2007 and June this year at the hospital, in Alexandria. | It identified 54 cases of infection between December 2007 and June this year at the hospital, in Alexandria. |
| Let me be clear, there will be no cover-up of anything that's gone wrong in the Vale of Leven Nicola SturgeonHealth Secretary Bug death family's call for actionTimeline: How events unfolded Eight patients died as a direct result, with C.diff cited as a contributory factor in a further nine deaths. | Let me be clear, there will be no cover-up of anything that's gone wrong in the Vale of Leven Nicola SturgeonHealth Secretary Bug death family's call for actionTimeline: How events unfolded Eight patients died as a direct result, with C.diff cited as a contributory factor in a further nine deaths. |
| Michelle Stewart, whose 67-year-old mother-in-law Sarah McGinty died, told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme that an independent inquiry does not go far enough. | Michelle Stewart, whose 67-year-old mother-in-law Sarah McGinty died, told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme that an independent inquiry does not go far enough. |
| "I think there has got to be a public inquiry, so the public actually find out about this," she said. | "I think there has got to be a public inquiry, so the public actually find out about this," she said. |
| "It has been covered up too much." | "It has been covered up too much." |
| Ms Sturgeon said she understood the strength of feeling among relatives as she had "experience of C. difficile in the family" herself. | Ms Sturgeon said she understood the strength of feeling among relatives as she had "experience of C. difficile in the family" herself. |
| But she said the review she had ordered was "the right way to go". | But she said the review she had ordered was "the right way to go". |
| "It will be thorough, rigorous, it will be carried out by experts and I think it's the right way to proceed," she said. | "It will be thorough, rigorous, it will be carried out by experts and I think it's the right way to proceed," she said. |
| "Let me be clear, there will be no cover-up of anything that's gone wrong in the Vale of Leven." | "Let me be clear, there will be no cover-up of anything that's gone wrong in the Vale of Leven." |
| Labour questions | Labour questions |
| The health secretary also hit back at Labour criticism over her own role in the affair. | The health secretary also hit back at Labour criticism over her own role in the affair. |
| She said an inquiry was already under way by the time she was made aware of the outbreak. | She said an inquiry was already under way by the time she was made aware of the outbreak. |
| Labour's health spokeswoman, Margaret Curran, has written to Ms Sturgeon calling for the review to examine her own conduct. | Labour's health spokeswoman, Margaret Curran, has written to Ms Sturgeon calling for the review to examine her own conduct. |
| The letter states: "Many people will be deeply concerned that, according to your statement, it was not until a local newspaper contacted you, on 6 June, that you appear to have first learned that five people had died at the Vale of Leven Hospital. | The letter states: "Many people will be deeply concerned that, according to your statement, it was not until a local newspaper contacted you, on 6 June, that you appear to have first learned that five people had died at the Vale of Leven Hospital. |
| "If this information was known to a local newspaper, is it not reasonable to expect that you should also have known?" | "If this information was known to a local newspaper, is it not reasonable to expect that you should also have known?" |
| Following the cross-governmental discussions on health, Ms Baillie asked First Minister Alex Salmond: "Why some five months later do we still not have guidance on C.difficile in Scotland?" | Following the cross-governmental discussions on health, Ms Baillie asked First Minister Alex Salmond: "Why some five months later do we still not have guidance on C.difficile in Scotland?" |
| "Officials are aware of the developments in England and work is going and has been going on since then on advice specific to Scotland," he told MSPs. | "Officials are aware of the developments in England and work is going and has been going on since then on advice specific to Scotland," he told MSPs. |
| "That advice will be published as quickly as possible because of the seriousness with which this government takes hospital-acquired infections and C.difficile in particular." | "That advice will be published as quickly as possible because of the seriousness with which this government takes hospital-acquired infections and C.difficile in particular." |