hospital was caused by a copy-and-paste error on a spreadsheet – which had been flagged up by a firm that did not win the contract.
The Royal Hospital for Children and Young People site in Edinburgh was due to open last July but was put on hold at the last minute due to problems with the ventilation system.
Last year, the empty building cost NHS Lothian £3.5million and repair work has cost £16million, amid reports it costs £1.4million a month, and is not yet fully open.
The health board was also forced to pay for services to continue at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Sciennes, Edinburgh, which it was replacing.A report by auditors Grant Thornton, and commissioned by NHS Lothian, highlighted the failure of all parties to spot an.
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