The Times today reporting cases of fungal infections in a QEUH cancer ward apparently declared safe by John Swinney. He’s a busy man. There’s no mention of a direct connection between these infections and deaths but a death with no mention of an infection is mentioned.

What are the chances of anyone actually having been seriously harmed by these fungal infections?

Near zero but it’s a popular media pursuit.

Is it possible for any large hospital to be 100% free of any water ingress and mould growth and consequent fungal infections, at all, in at least one of its hundreds of wards?

Experts and industry sources consistently state that no such thing as a completely “mould-free” facility exists in practice, especially not in a massive hospital with hundreds of wards. One source from healthcare facility management notes: “In a large, complex facility, having a mould-free facility isn’t realistic short of a heroic team effort to avoid mould formation.” 1 

Another expert emphasizes there are “no guarantees to yield a zero mould growth in a health care facility.”²

Sources:

1. https://www.healthcarefacilitiestoday.com/posts/Design-and-maintenance-key-to-avoiding-mold-in-healthcare-facilities–23782
2. https://www.achrnews.com/articles/108935-preventing-mold-growth-in-hospitals