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| Cancer patients sent back to Beatson from new Glasgow hospital | Cancer patients sent back to Beatson from new Glasgow hospital |
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| Cancer patients are being moved back to the Beatson unit from the new Glasgow hospital after a problem was discovered with the air quality. | Cancer patients are being moved back to the Beatson unit from the new Glasgow hospital after a problem was discovered with the air quality. |
| NHS Scotland said the relocation of 18 leukaemia patients and the Bone Marrow Transplant Service was temporary. | NHS Scotland said the relocation of 18 leukaemia patients and the Bone Marrow Transplant Service was temporary. |
| Routine air monitoring had identified a higher particle count than desirable in the new Bone Marrow Transplant unit. | Routine air monitoring had identified a higher particle count than desirable in the new Bone Marrow Transplant unit. |
| The £842m Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, which began taking patients in April, has been dogged by problems. | The £842m Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, which began taking patients in April, has been dogged by problems. |
| Dr Anne Parker, lead consultant for Haemato-Oncology, said: "In consultation with colleagues from various disciplines, it has been agreed that 18 patients will move to the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre for an interim period. | Dr Anne Parker, lead consultant for Haemato-Oncology, said: "In consultation with colleagues from various disciplines, it has been agreed that 18 patients will move to the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre for an interim period. |
| "This will enable remedial work to take place without disrupting patient care. This is purely a precautionary step and we have no evidence that any patient has been adversely affected as a result of the environment issues. | "This will enable remedial work to take place without disrupting patient care. This is purely a precautionary step and we have no evidence that any patient has been adversely affected as a result of the environment issues. |
| "We are fortunate that the Beatson is available to us and we are working with our critical care colleagues in the new High Acuity Unit which has been established there." | "We are fortunate that the Beatson is available to us and we are working with our critical care colleagues in the new High Acuity Unit which has been established there." |
| 'Worst performing' | 'Worst performing' |
| NHS Scotland said the move only related to the adult hospital. It said bone marrow transplant services at the Royal Hospital for Children Glasgow were separate and unaffected. | NHS Scotland said the move only related to the adult hospital. It said bone marrow transplant services at the Royal Hospital for Children Glasgow were separate and unaffected. |
| The hospital, previously known as the South Glasgow University Hospital, was renamed last week during a visit by the Queen. | The hospital, previously known as the South Glasgow University Hospital, was renamed last week during a visit by the Queen. |
| Three weeks ago, ministers ordered specialists in after it emerged the hospital was the worst performing in Scotland. | Three weeks ago, ministers ordered specialists in after it emerged the hospital was the worst performing in Scotland. |
| At that time, figures showed that just 78.6% of A&E patients were seen and treated within four hours, well below the 95% target. | |
| The latest figures, released on Tuesday, showed this had risen to 88.6%. | |
| There have also been claims that the hospital was in chaos four weeks after it opened to patients. | There have also been claims that the hospital was in chaos four weeks after it opened to patients. |
| One woman told the BBC it was like "a war zone" over the May bank holiday weekend and her terminally-ill husband had to wait eight hours to be admitted. | One woman told the BBC it was like "a war zone" over the May bank holiday weekend and her terminally-ill husband had to wait eight hours to be admitted. |