£1BILLION HOSPITAL 'OPENED TOO SOON'

Opposition pile pressure on ministers to reveal who knew what when as health chiefs admit facility was 'not ready'

- BY CHRIS MCCALL

SCOTLAND'S £1billion super-hospital opened too early, despite safety fears over its design, an inquiry has heard.

It comes after NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGCC) admitted infections of some child cancer patients were probably linked to the water system at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.

Health board bosses previously denied bacteria in the water at the flagship hospital (QEUH) campus was to blame.

The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry is holding its final sessions this week.

In its closing statement, NHSGGC said: "Pressure was applied to open the hospital on time and on budget, and it is now clear the hospital opened too early. It was not ready."

Meanwhile, Scottish Labour said the fingerprints of senior SNP figures, including John Swinney, were "all over" the hospital decision to admit patients in April 2015 - weeks before a UK general election.