Milly’s mum right to call for action

KIMBERLY Darroch felt angry when she read a copy of the Daily Record in November 2019.

We revealed a whistleblower’s claims that a child had died at the Glasgow super-hospital after contracting an infection in 2017.

The insider claimed a doctor-led probe had uncovered the infection link and alleged the child’s parents were not told about the findings.

Kimberly immediately believed the whistleblower was talking about her tragic 10-year-old daughter Milly.

Milly was a patient at the hospital and had been in remission from leukemia, when her catheter became infected. She died within days.

Kimberly strongly believed Milly’s death had been caused by contaminated water at the hospital and she accused the health board of keeping her in the dark.

Nearly four years after Milly’s death, she has been provided with an expert’s report which she believes backs her fears.

It confirms Milly had a water-linked infection which was “probably related to the hospital environment”. Although there was “insufficient data to identify a specific source”, the report said it was “entirely possible” the bug caused a critical further deterioration in heart function.

Kimberly is right to call for resignations at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, which has failed her badly.

And Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, who has fought for justice in this heartbreaking case, is correct to call for a fatal accident inquiry. He said: “If this had happened in another place, it would be treated as a crime scene.”

Whichever party comes to power in the election must ensure that the health board is held to account for Milly’s death.