A hospital trust in Cambridge has paid out a six-figure settlement to victims of a deadly bacterial infection in its water supply.

Three patients died and six others suffered severe complications, which are still affecting them, after an outbreak of Mycobacterium abscessus at Royal Papworth Hospital.

Law firm Irwin Mitchell said the patients were diagnosed after admissions to the specialist transplant hospital between July 2019 and August 2022.

Now, following a civil claim, out-of-court settlements have been reached for the victims, though the Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, denies liability.

Lawyer Jatinder Paul said: ‘Patients were admitted to this world-renowned hospital to undergo transplant surgery or seek treatment for serious lung conditions in the hope of a better

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