Current status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether there have been any water sampling assessments made in wards 4a and 4b at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, and, if so, (a) what the results were and (b) whether any changes to practices and procedures were made as a result.
From January 2019 to June 2021, 150 samples were collected from these areas. Of these samples, 141 underwent potable testing, and only one sample, collected from 4B in November 2019 breached the high-risk threshold for organism counts at 37°.
NHS GG&C have made a number of changes to practices and procedures following water sampling assessments. The taps and showers used in 4A and 4B are now fitted with 0.2 micron water filters, routine sampling and testing is carried out from non-filtered water services, and more widespread sample testing is carried out.