The death of Milly Main at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital remains a matter of deep shame.
Milly was in remission from leukaemia at Glasgow’s QEUH in 2017 when she picked up an infection and died.
It was only after her mum Kimberly read a copy of the Daily Record two years later that she realised her daughter’s death could be linked to a hospital bug.
A probe later found that 10-year-old Milly died after “probably” catching a water-linked infection at the QEUH and a criminal investigation was launched.
Kimberly has consistently blasted the local health board on a range of fronts, including for a lack of transparency.
She told a public inquiry in September: “I feel like the health board need to be punished for all of this.
“In my eyes, what happened to my daughter is murder.”
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, who has represented Milly’s family throughout this scandal, believes the time has come to strengthen the rights of bereaved families.
His proposal, poignantly called Milly’s Law, would give relatives access to an independent “public advocate” who could act on their behalf.
Modelled on the so-called Hillsborough law proposal, it would tilt the scales away from officialdom to vulnerable families.
We wholeheartedly support this proposal, which should be backed by the Scottish Government.
Milly led a short but brave life and it would be a tribute to her for this plan to make its way into law.
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