Professor McQueen previously said she did not recall making the comment.
by Angus Cochrane
Professor Fiona McQueen is said to have questioned why the local health board did not offer affected families £50,000, reportedly noting it would cover a holiday at the US theme park, instead of denying that safety defects had caused harm.
A public inquiry is looking into the design and construction of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) in Glasgow following deaths linked to infections.
Professor McQueen previously said she did “not recall” making the comment and insisted her priority had been patient safety.
At First Minister’s Questions, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar described the alleged comment as “shameful, utterly shameful”.
The first minister’s official spokesman later said that John Swinney had full confidence in Professor McQueen in her current role as chairwoman of the Scottish Police Authority, a public body that oversees policing.