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Two patients took own lives at scandal-hit Glasgow hospital just as it was fined £200k over previous failings

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A flagship­ hospital lost two patients to suicide – just as it was fined £200,000 over its ­failings in another case. One person took their life at scandal-hit Queen Elizabeth University ­Hospital in Glasgow last September and another shortly after the huge fine was imposed in November.

A potential third suicide soon after was ­narrowly averted by staff, it is understood.The May 2015 death of Anne Clelland led to the health board being fined in November over failings.The deaths are among 20 suicides at NHS Greater ­Glasgow and Clyde hospitals since 2015 – higher than all other health boards that gave figures to the Sunday Mail.The numbers were described as “absolutely shocking” last night while questions have also been asked about whether the layout of the £842million QEUH ­contributed to the deaths.In the three years prior to the QEUH’s opening in 2015, NHSGGC had been ­convicted and fined three times over failings that contributed to three patients dying by suicide.QEUH was expected to restore public ­confidence but in the month after it opened, it had its first death by suicide.Anne, 49, who had a history of ­self-harm, was admitted on May 7 after a suicide attempt.She was assessed as ­“medically fit to leave” QEUH on May 15, but a ­miscommunication saw her spend the weekend there instead of being moved.She was found unconscious in an en-suite bathroom at QEUH on May 18 and pronounced dead the next day.Fining NHSGGC over her death, ­Sheriff Principal Craig Turnbull said: “In this particular case, the harm caused could not have been greater – as a consequence of the board’s admitted failure Ms Clelland lost her life.”An informed source said the judgment sounded “generous” in light of the further incidents and added:

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