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| C.diff deaths inquiry announced | C.diff deaths inquiry announced |
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| Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has ordered an independent public inquiry into a fatal outbreak of Clostridium difficile at a Dunbartonshire hospital. | |
| A total of 55 people at the Vale of Leven hospital were affected by the bug, and 18 patients died, between December 2007 and June 2008. | A total of 55 people at the Vale of Leven hospital were affected by the bug, and 18 patients died, between December 2007 and June 2008. |
| An initial review of procedures at the hospital found "inadequate" infection controls. | An initial review of procedures at the hospital found "inadequate" infection controls. |
| The inquiry will be chaired by former High Court judge, Lord Coulsfield. | |
| It will get under way after investigations currently being carried out by police, the Health and Safety Executive and prosecutors have been completed. | |
| Nothing can bring back the 18 people who died during this outbreak, but I hope holding a public inquiry will offer some comfort and reassurance Nicola SturgeonScottish health secretary | |
| The Crown Office is expected to make a decision by the end of June on whether there will be criminal proceedings. | |
| The Scottish Government has come under sustained pressure from families who lost loved ones in the outbreak, as well as opposition politicians, for a public inquiry. | The Scottish Government has come under sustained pressure from families who lost loved ones in the outbreak, as well as opposition politicians, for a public inquiry. |
| Ms Sturgeon - who has never ruled out such a move - said significant improvements at the hospital, overseen by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, had been made since the incident. | |
| But she said there was further room for improvement, adding: "Nothing can bring back the 18 people who died during this outbreak, but I hope holding a public inquiry will offer some comfort and reassurance to families that lessons have been learned. | |
| Clostridium difficile (C.diff) was identified as the primary cause of death in nine patients and a contributory factor in another nine. | |
| Ms Sturgeon, who recently announced 600 extra cleaners were to be taken on by the NHS, has made the issue of hospital cleanliness her top priority. |