Payments made to victims of Myles Bradbury, who was jailed for abusing boys in his care at Addenbrooke’s hospitalA hospital trust has paid more than £600,000 in compensation to victims of a children’s doctor who abused 18 boys in his care, reports say. Cambridge University hospitals NHS trust has paid £611,750 in compensation to victims and their families, according to a freedom of information request published by the BBC. The broadcaster said the payments related to 15 of the 31 claims the trust had received. He was placed on the sex offenders register for life and made the subject of a sexual offences prevention order for life. His victims included children with haemophilia, leukaemia and other serious illnesses.

Source: The Guardian October 07, 2017 08:03 UTC