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Super hospital ‘scandal’: the story so far

Martin Geissler and Laura Miller hear why failures at Scotland’s so-called ‘super hospital’ are being branded a “scandal�.

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Labour’s Anas Sarwar has branded failures at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) as “the biggest scandal in the history of the Scottish Parliament�.

Lisa Summers (pictured), who investigated design flaws at the hospital for a Âé¶¹Éç documentary, explains what we’ve learned from the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry as it hears closing arguments.

Scotcast is the Âé¶¹Éç’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Laura Miller and Martin Geissler.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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