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| Bug-hospital pay-off 'unlawful' | Bug-hospital pay-off 'unlawful' |
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| The former chief executive of the NHS trust at the centre of a superbug scandal in which 90 patients died will not receive any severance pay. | The former chief executive of the NHS trust at the centre of a superbug scandal in which 90 patients died will not receive any severance pay. |
| Health Secretary Alan Johnson said Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust may have acted unlawfully in agreeing the cash package for Rose Gibb. | Health Secretary Alan Johnson said Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust may have acted unlawfully in agreeing the cash package for Rose Gibb. |
| Ms Gibb resigned days before the Healthcare Commission criticised the trust over Clostridium difficile. | |
| Mr Johnson said legal advice showed the correct process had not been followed. | Mr Johnson said legal advice showed the correct process had not been followed. |
| He said: "The trust, under the leadership of the new chairman, has decided it will not, at this time, be paying any of the severance package originally agreed." | He said: "The trust, under the leadership of the new chairman, has decided it will not, at this time, be paying any of the severance package originally agreed." |
| 'Failed completely' | 'Failed completely' |
| The trust has never confirmed the amount of the package. | The trust has never confirmed the amount of the package. |
| Mr Johnson made the announcement on a visit to Maidstone Hospital on Thursday, where he met staff and patients. | Mr Johnson made the announcement on a visit to Maidstone Hospital on Thursday, where he met staff and patients. |
| He said leadership of the trust had "failed completely". | He said leadership of the trust had "failed completely". |
| Maidstone was one of three hospitals where patients died following two outbreaks of C-diff. | Maidstone was one of three hospitals where patients died following two outbreaks of C-diff. |
| Relatives of C.diff victims marched to Downing Street | Relatives of C.diff victims marched to Downing Street |
| Mr Johnson said the hospitals - Maidstone, Pembury and the Kent and Sussex at Tunbridge Wells - would be among the first in England to be deep cleaned and would get an extra £350,000 to pay for the work. | Mr Johnson said the hospitals - Maidstone, Pembury and the Kent and Sussex at Tunbridge Wells - would be among the first in England to be deep cleaned and would get an extra £350,000 to pay for the work. |
| He also named the preferred bidder appointed to build a new £228m Pembury Hospital, starting in the New Year. | He also named the preferred bidder appointed to build a new £228m Pembury Hospital, starting in the New Year. |
| The hospital, expected to be completed by 2010, will replace Pembury and the Kent and Sussex. | The hospital, expected to be completed by 2010, will replace Pembury and the Kent and Sussex. |
| "The new hospital at Pembury is a hugely significant development," said Mr Johnson. | "The new hospital at Pembury is a hugely significant development," said Mr Johnson. |
| "With a new leadership team in place the trust can now look to the future." | "With a new leadership team in place the trust can now look to the future." |
| Mr Johnson's visit coincided with a march through London to Downing Street by about 50 friends and relatives of people who died. | Mr Johnson's visit coincided with a march through London to Downing Street by about 50 friends and relatives of people who died. |
| They carried a banner with the names and faces of 80 of the C-diff victims. | They carried a banner with the names and faces of 80 of the C-diff victims. |
| The trust also revealed on Thursday that the former director of nursing, Bernard Place, had handed in his notice. | The trust also revealed on Thursday that the former director of nursing, Bernard Place, had handed in his notice. |