NHS staff and patients arriving at Glasgow's super-hospital are feeling the chill because of a glitch with the entrance door.

The automatic entrance doors at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital are opening too frequently because of a problem with the sensor.

The problem is said to get worse during windy conditions.

Patients reported seeing staff huddled around radiators in the draughty reception area.

Hospital engineers are understood to be waiting for a part to fix the door.

One patient said: "It's freezing. I felt sorry for the receptionists. They were sitting with two big heaters."

A spokeswoman for NHSGGC said: "The main revolving doors at the Queen Elizabeth are currently being repaired.

"Damage has been caused over a period of time by users forcing the disabled access doors to open in the wrong direction. The doors have been repaired on a number of occasions but more comprehensive repairs now need to be carried out.

In the meantime, we have provided reception staff with additional heaters to make them more comfortable."

Since it first opened its doors on April 27, 2015, the hospital has hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons due to faults.

Last month, it emerged that emergency patients were being diverted following damage to the roof which meant helicopters couldn't land on the helipad.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said a section of the roof had been damaged during routing maintenance work.

Hospital bosses were told to carry out an immediate review of security, in January, due to a problem with doors in a mental health ward for children.

In a small number of cases children were also able to leave the ward through closed doors.

Details of the faulty fixtures were revealed by watchdogs who inspected the facility, which treats children aged five to 12 years old.

The Evening Times reported in January that the “majority” of blinds in the hospital's single rooms were broken less than two years after it opened.

The health board said they would all have to be replaced.

In August, it emerged that cladding found on Grenfell Tower had been used at the QEUH and was being removed as a precautionary measure.