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| No prosecutions over C.diff cases | No prosecutions over C.diff cases |
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| There are to be no criminal proceedings over a fatal outbreak of Clostridium difficile (C.diff) at a Dunbartonshire hospital in which 18 people died. | There are to be no criminal proceedings over a fatal outbreak of Clostridium difficile (C.diff) at a Dunbartonshire hospital in which 18 people died. |
| A further 55 patients were infected by the bug at the Vale of Leven Hospital between December 2007 and June 2008. | A further 55 patients were infected by the bug at the Vale of Leven Hospital between December 2007 and June 2008. |
| The Crown Office decided not to make any prosecutions following an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive and Strathclyde Police. | The Crown Office decided not to make any prosecutions following an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive and Strathclyde Police. |
| The families of those affected by the outbreak have been informed. | The families of those affected by the outbreak have been informed. |
| C.diff was found to be the primary cause of death in nine patients at the Vale of Leven Hospital and a contributory factor in another nine. | |
| A government-commissioned independent investigation later found there was no clear surveillance system in place, infection control procedures had failed and there were failings in leadership and accountability. | |
| NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, which runs Vale of Leven, said it had implemented a number of measures to improve procedures in the wake of the case. | |
| 'No surprise' | |
| In April, following pressure from relatives of those who died in the outbreak, the Scottish Government ordered an independent public inquiry. | |
| The inquiry, chaired by former High Court judge Lord Coulsfield, is likely to start soon, now that the Crown Office has decided that it will not bring criminal charges. | |
| Michelle Stewart, whose mother-in-law died after contracting C.diff at the Vale of Leven, said she was not surprised by the decision and campaigners had never wanted individual prosecutions. | |
| She said they had always aimed for a full public inquiry, so the lessons could be learned. |