Infants in the intensive care unit at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital have been moved after leaks were discovered in the roof.
A number of babies in the neonatal unit at Glasgow’s biggest hospital were moved to other parts of the unit or the Royal Hospital for Children across from the building.
It comes as external water leaks impacted several rooms within the building, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has confirmed, reports Glasgow Live.
The leak was discovered during scheduled maintenance work at the hospital’s Maternity Unit, which holds 40 patients. A timescale for repairing the damage has not been set and the health board has issued an apology to patients’ families for the disruption, which has affected overall capacity.
The neonatal unit was built in 2009 and delivers complex care for the smallest and sickest babies. No other patients in the both hospitals have been affected by the issue.
A spokesperson for NHSGGC said: “We continue to play our full part as a national specialist care centre, working with the network of maternity and neonatal units across Scotland to ensure that care is delivered in appropriate facilities in Scotland.
“We would like to apologise to the families of babies in our care for any distress this incident has caused them. Our teams are keeping them fully informed of any changes we need to make to ensure continuity of service.
“We would like to make clear this is not linked to any infection control issue, nor is it linked to the water supply at the hospital.”
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