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| Bug scandal boss loses pay fight | Bug scandal boss loses pay fight |
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| The former boss of an NHS trust where where 90 people died in a superbug scandal has lost her High Court fight for a larger severance package. | |
| Rose Gibb left her job days before a report into a clostridium difficile (C-diff) outbreak at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. | |
| It concluded the infection was the main cause of death for 90 patients. | It concluded the infection was the main cause of death for 90 patients. |
| The trust negotiated a £250,000 deal but withheld £175,000 after it was told not to pay the full sum. | The trust negotiated a £250,000 deal but withheld £175,000 after it was told not to pay the full sum. |
| Glenn Douglas, who was made chief executive of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust in 2007, said he welcomed the court's decision. | |
| 'Publicly apologise' | |
| He added: "This high profile case has been the cause of anxiety for many people and I hope this brings some comfort to them. It is the right decision. | |
| "We would again like to publicly apologise for what happened during the C.difficile outbreaks that occurred while Ms Gibb was Chief Executive of the Trust. | |
| "Under new management and with new procedures and strict infection control measures we have subsequently achieved some of the lowest infection rates in the country. | |
| "Our priority is and will continue to be to provide safe, high quality care for our patients." | |
| Ms Gibb left Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust in October 2007, days before the report into the C-diff outbreak was published. | |
| During the hearing, Ms Gibb, of Sole Street, Cobham, said she had been "demonised" by the press following the Healthcare Commission (HCC) report. | |
| She believed the HCC report was "full of inaccuracies, innuendo and unfounded criticisms" and said she was still being made a scapegoat. |