The widow of a Scottish Authorities official who died at a scandal-hit hospital has written to Nicola Sturgeon to make a recent plea for solutions.
Louise Slorance believes she was by no means instructed the reality about her husband Andrew's loss of life in 2020 on the Queen Elizabeth College Hospital (QEUH) in Glasgow.
The First Minister instructed MSPs final yr she would order a evaluate of his case - and insisted her authorities would "by no means tolerate cowl ups or secrecy on the a part of any well being board".
Scotland's chief nursing officer (CNO) subsequently commissioned NHS Lothian to evaluate Andrew's care and remedy on the QEUH.
However Louise has now criticised the method after the printed report admitted it was not primarily based on Andrew's precise case notes - and as an alternative relied on a earlier evaluate carried out by NHS Better Glasgow and Clyde.
The mum-of-five was additionally invited to satisfy with well being bosses on two events to debate their findings - just for every assembly to be cancelled at brief discover.
In her letter to Sturgeon, Louise stated: "I had been instructed that the aim of those conferences was to permit me 'the chance to hunt assurances and responses to questions that you could have'.
"I've so many questions on Andrew’s care and remedy and in regards to the content material of those critiques.
"I'm livid that these critiques have given me no assurances, don't appear to have consulted the related clinicians and that none of my questions regarding what occurred to my husband have been answered.
"These belated cancellations of the chance for me to satisfy and ask questions have given rise to additional suspicion on my half about what's being coated up."
Andrew Slorance was a senior civil servant and a part of the Scottish Authorities’s emergency communications crew coping with the pandemic.
He was additionally a most cancers sufferer who was admitted to the QEUH in October 2020. He later examined constructive for coronavirus as an inpatient and died in December that yr.
The reason for Andrew's loss of life was listed as Covid pneumonia - however after requesting a replica of his medical notes, Louise found he had additionally been handled for an an infection attributable to a fungus referred to as aspergillus.
In an interview with the Document final yr, Louise revealed the aspergillus an infection got here up repeatedly in her husband’s medical notes and he or she believes he contracted the bug.
Scottish Labour chief Anas Sarwar took up her case and requested the First Minister immediately what motion can be taken.
Sturgeon insisted final yr her authorities would do "every little thing potential to make sure that Andrew's household get the solutions that they're looking for."
However in her letter, Louise insisted guarantees made to her had not been but.
She added: "Sixteen months after Andrew’s loss of life, the occasions of the final two months have made it obvious that neither the CNO, nor NHS GGC, are keen to interact in significant and open conversations relating to the case critiques you instructed.
"This letter outlines just some of the problems introduced by Andrew’s case.
"My household and I don't want your 'ideas or heartfelt condolences'.
"What we require is motion - open, clear and impartial motion. A radical, multi-disciplinary investigation of the occasions main as much as Andrew’s loss of life, primarily based on the info and with out bias, is the one manner failures will probably be recognized, classes will probably be learnt, and care will enhance."
The letter concluded: "I'm repeating my request that you just instantly provoke an impartial medical evaluate of all aspergillus instances on the QEUH since its opening, for Andrew and the opposite households affected.
"The voice of the households should be heard, and no medical employees silenced."
A spokesman for NHS Better Glasgow and Clyde stated: "Our ideas and honest condolences proceed to be with the household and family members of Mr Slorance and we're sorry that any questions they've round his care have additional added to their grief.
"We've got repeatedly acknowledged that we're completely content material to interact with Mrs Slorance about her husband on the medical care offered to him and we stay blissful to satisfy her
"Figuring out the reason for loss of life and its contributory components is a medical determination that lies completely with the guide caring for the affected person, primarily based on medical judgement.
"Always, our clinicians observe rigorous nationwide processes governing documentation on loss of life certificates.
"It's inconceivable that any clinician would conform to withhold data from a loss of life certificates to be able to shield the repute of the service or a hospital.
"We additionally strongly refute that people inside the organisation would ask any clinician to take action.
"As quite a few senior clinicians made clear in a letter to the First Minister and Cupboard Secretary late final yr, now we have been, and stay, totally dedicated to being fully open and clear in all that we do and we're dismayed that the integrity of our employees has been repeatedly referred to as into query."
A spokesman for the Scottish Authorities stated: "Clinicians from NHS Better Glasgow and Clyde have prolonged an invite to debate Andrew’s care and this supply stays open.
"We might encourage Mrs Slorance to take the chance to satisfy with NHS GGC clinicians and ask these questions pertinent to Andrew’s care.”"
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