Sharon Frew

1 week ago | news.stv.tv | Sharon Frew

STV News can reveal seven young cardiac patients were given just a tenth of the pain relief they should have received following open heart surgery last summer at Scotland’s largest children’s hospital. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has admitted the error was made repeatedly, and involved youngsters operated on in the same theatre on six different days. On Friday, they reiterated an apology to the patients and parents affected.

1 week ago | news.stv.tv | Vidushi Tiwari |Sharon Frew

Seven children were given a tenth of the pain relief they should’ve been after undergoing open-heart surgery last summer at Scotland’s largest children’s hospital, STV News can reveal. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) has apologised to the families of the children, who were given ten times less morphine than they should have been at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow. The under-doses all occurred in one operating theatre at the hospital, during a very short period in June last year.

3 weeks ago | news.stv.tv | Sharon Frew

The first Scot to have a double hand transplant has been sharing the incredible moment she was able to hug and hold hands with the twin sister of her donor for the first time. Corinne Hutton from Renfrewshire says she wanted the relatives of Julie Wild to know just how grateful she was. Julie’s sister told Corinne her recovery has “been a source of comfort and pride” for her family. STV News is now on WhatsAppGet all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News

3 weeks ago | news.stv.tv | Sharon Frew |Christina O'Neill

A mother is preparing to take legal action after her toddler was given the wrong dose of morphine following heart surgery at a children’s hospital in Glasgow. Ellie McAdam’s two-year-old son Theo was given the wrong dose of the painkiller following surgery at the Royal Hospital for Children. She says Theo was given a tenth of the morphine needed following a heart operation, which caused him to wake up in agony in June 2024. Ellie told STV News: “He’s only just started sleeping again.

4 weeks ago | news.stv.tv | Sharon Frew

A mother says she’s preparing to launch legal action against NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde after her toddler was given the wrong dose of medication following surgery at the Royal Hospital for Children. Ellie McAdam says two-year-old Theo was not given enough morphine following a heart operation, which caused him to wake up in agony. It comes just days after STV News reported that the health board is investigating the human error that led to a newborn being given a massive overdose of paracetamol.