Parents at the centre of a hospital trust’s baby deaths scandal must be shown a “more compassionate approach” in their fight for compensation, an inquiry chief has warned. Families have been told they must prove East Kent University NHS Foundation Trust was liable for the harm caused to mothers and children. This is despite an inquiry concluding 45 babies at East Kent hospitals could have survived, while 12 who sustained brain damage could have had a different outcome. It also concluded 23 women who either died or suffered injuries might have had better outcomes had care been given. The man wh…