Shropshire baby deaths: NHS trust was paid £1m for good care
An NHS trust at the centre of England's largest inquiry into baby deaths was paid almost £1m for providing good maternity care, the BBC has learned.
The trust said evidence of its progress against the maternity safety actions had been shared with committees before being submitted to its board. An interim report into what has become the largest inquiry into maternity care in the history of the NHS, leaked last month, foundas well as dozens of instances of significant harm.
To qualify for an incentive payment, the board of a trust had to certify that they met all the standards. NHS Resolution did not ensure each trust had met its requirements.
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