A pensioner has been sexually assaulted by another patient at a hospital in Glasgow.

The 71-year-old woman was attacked in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Thursday.

Hospital staff reported the incident to police.

STV News understands the attack happened in one of the wards.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Police Scotland officers have received a report of a 71-year-old female patient being sexually assaulted within the Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Thursday.

"Enquiries are currently ongoing."