Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust has paid out £4.3m over poor care in mental health and psychiatry services, an investigation has found. New figures obtained by Medical Negligence Assist found the staggering sum was paid out by the healthcare provider over five years up to April 2024 to deal with claims of mental health clinical negligence. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) who inspected mental health units at the Trust ruled they ‘require improvement’ after finding recommendations from a prior visit had not been made. Inspectors found there were not always enough staff to …