Hospital chiefs have decided not to challenge a court decision to give a former boss a £265,000 payout.

Ross Gibb was in charge at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust during two superbug outbreaks.

She was recently told she could have the full payout she was promised when she left the trust in 2007, before a damning Healthcare Commission report was published.

The trust has now confirmed it's decided not to challenge the decision.

A spokesman said: "We understand the strong concerns that still exist about this payment and have tried over the past two years to legally put right what is still publicly seen as a great wrong.

"We have been legally advised not to challenge the Court of Appeal's decision.

"We will therefore not be taking any further legal action.

"We will always be sincerely sorry about this period of time in the trust's past.

"Under new leadership and with significant change, we have made notable improvements in infection control since Ms Gibb's departure."