Scottish Hospitals Inquiry
Statutory inquiry into planning, design, construction, commissioning and maintenance of Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow and Royal Hospital for Children and Young People Edinburgh.
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Statutory inquiry into planning, design, construction, commissioning and maintenance of Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow and Royal Hospital for Children and Young People Edinburgh. Interim Report published 4 March 2025 with 11 recommendations on Edinburgh hospital ventilation failings and NHS Lothian governance; Scottish Government accepted all 11 on 13 March 2025. Progress update letter 17 September 2025. Oral hearings on QEUH Glasgow concluded 23 January 2026 (closing statements by core participants). Final report expected end of 2026. Cost breakdown (to March 2025): staffing £13.5m, counsel/experts £3.7m, core participant/witness costs £3.0m, running costs £5.3m. Team peaked at 60 staff, now reducing. Inquiry used Scottish Government document management system and ran transcription tender jointly with Sheku Bayoh Inquiry.
Where it stands
Public hearings have been held on 116 days, most recently on 29 January 2026. Scottish Hospitals Inquiry Interim Report was published on 4 March 2025. The most recent government response on the record is Scottish Hospitals Inquiry (SHI) - Update on actions taken by the Scottish Government to address the recommendations made by the SHI in its Interim Report on the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, Department of Clinical Neuroscience (RHCYP DCN), Edinburgh, dated 13 March 2025.
Reports & recommendations
All 11 recommendations →Government response
Latest statement by addressee
"No statement found" means none was found in the sources searched, last checked 11 June 2026. Each figure is the latest statement from the body the recommendation is addressed to. Other bodies’ findings are shown on each recommendation and do not change these figures.
How to read this
Government Response tracks what the government said it would do (accepted, rejected, etc.).
January 2026
Latest evidence
All 911 documents →Costs
Inquiry Costs
Source and qualifications
Accounting period: 3 Aug 2020 to 31 Dec 2025.