National Museum of Scotland served with improvement notice
The National Museum of Scotland in Chambers Street, Edinburgh, is the third place to be served with an improvement notice by investigators.
The notice requires the museum to ensure that key staff members are appropriately trained in the management of water systems, which includes overseeing the ongoing monitoring and maintenance regime undertaken by specialist contractors.
– A council spokesmanThe Improvement Notice relates solely to the training of staff and not to the operation of cooling towers.
Legionnaires' outbreak spreads to 24 confirmed cases
The Scottish Health Secretary says there are 24 confirmed and 37 suspected cases of Legionnaires' disease. She expects this figure to rise.
Legionnaires': The serious infection that can kill
Legionnaires' is a disease that strikes fear in people and its history shows it can be deadly.
MSPs to be updated on Legionnaires' outbreak
The Scottish Health Secretary will today update MSPs on efforts to deal with a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Edinburgh.