Health chiefs have confirmed that legionella bacteria has been found in the hot water system at University Hospital Monklands.
Germs that can cause the potentially fatal Legionnaires' disease has been detected in the water supply at a Scots hospital.
Engineers are fitting filters hot water taps and shower outlets to limit the spread of the infection until it dies out. In the meantime, health chiefs are insisting the bacteria does not pose a threat to patient safety or to the quality of drinking water, which comes from a different source. However, this is the second time that legionella bacteria has been discovered in Monklands in less than two years. The bug was identified in cold water sources within two wards and a dialysis unit in September 2021.
"No patients have been affected by the findings. All standard infection prevention and control measures are in place to keep staff and patients safe.
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