Health chiefs gave a £250,000 eco-bonus to a firm it is now suing over its defective superhospital .

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) paid Brookfield Multiplex for achieving certain environmental credentials at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital ( QEUH ), despite the site being riddled with problems. ‌

A public inquiry is looking at issues with the construction of the £842million facility where dozens of patients developed rare infections and some people died. ‌

Evidence heard by the inquiry showed a £250,000 payment was included in the contract if the developers hit energy consumption targets, known as “Breeam”.

The QEUH was given a Breeam rating of “excellent” when it was finished, meeting the UK-wide government aim at the time.

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