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Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has pledged to introduce "Milly’s Law" following a major admission by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde that hospital environments were causally linked to infections. The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry is examining the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow after deaths including that of ten-year-old cancer patient Milly Main. NHSGGC now accepts that problems with the hospital water system were more likely than not connected to bloodstream infections between 2016 and 2018, reversing its earlier stance. Sarwar described the admission as a turning point, accusing NHS managers and SNP ministers of failing families and whistleblowers. Milly’s Law would create an independent public advocate with powers to investigate serious healthcare incidents and establish accountability.
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