THE Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Independent Review has completed its first investigative phase and is on schedule to publish findings in the Spring.

Co-chairs Dr Brian Montgomery and Dr Andrew Fraser have initially focused on infection prevention and control at the hospital.

Along with their investigation team they have conducted more than 33 hours of interviews with healthcare staff within the NHS, as well as some of those patients and their families who have been affected.

More than 2500 infection control documents and reports have been looked at by the Independent Review, which is also probing the design, build, commissioning and maintenance of the Royal Hospital for Children (RHC).

The work undertaken will feed into the next investigative phase focusing on the building itself.

Dr Montgomery said: “We are pleased with the progress that has been made. This first phase has given us valuable insights into the hospital’s operations and experiences of patients who have attended there.

“It will help inform our next phase of work, which will focus on the building itself.”