NHS England spent £4.1bn over 11 years settling lawsuits over brain-damaged babies

Exclusive: 3.6bn has been paid out in 1,307 cases, according to information obtained under freedom of information laws

The NHS has spent 4.1bn over the last 11 years settling lawsuits involving babies who suffered brain damage when being born, amid claims that maternity units are not learning from mistakes.

It paid out just under 3.6bn in damages in 1,307 cases in which parents were left to care for a baby with cerebral palsy or other forms of brain injury, NHS figures reveal.