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Hospital pays out after bacteria-linked deaths

A hospital trust has paid a “six-figure settlement package” in the case of nine patients following an outbreak of a bacterial infection linked to its water supply.

Three patients died and two of these cases were as a result of complications connected to the outbreak at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, according to lawyers.

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Article published on BBC website: 20 August 2025


Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge