Hospital chiefs are bracing themselves for compensation claims worth hundreds of thousands of pounds by the victims and families of killer nurse Ben Geen.

The news comes after Geen, 25, from Banbury, was found guilty of murdering two patients and causing grievous bodily harm to another 15 while working at the Horton Hospital in Banbury between December 2003 and February 2004.

Yesterday, victim Robbie Robinson, 55, told the Oxford Mail he still bears physical and mental scars after Geen maliciously injected him with a drug which caused him to stop breathing on December 13, 2003.

He plans to sue the Oxford Radcliffe NHS Trust.

He said: "I will be looking for compensation. It has plagued me for so long not only me, but all the other victims as well. I still suffer from shortness of breath and I can't do a lot of the physical things that I used to."

Clinical negligence barrister Anthony Fairweather said the trust could be sued by surviving victims, the families of the two murder victims, Anthony Bateman and David Onley, and the families of patients who have died since the incidents.

Mr Fairweather said: "If the trust were found to have failed to properly supervise Mr Geen, then it could leave it open to a significant civil claim. It could cost them hundreds of thousands of pounds.

"Possible compensation claims could be based on things like whether they hospital staff picked up on it soon enough and whether Mr Geen was properly trained and supervised."

Mr Fairweather said surviving victims could try to sue the trust for the pain and suffering they received at Geen's hands, as well as subsequent financial losses, such as inability to work or cost of therapy.

Horton chief executive Mike Fleming, pictured, said that if victims did put in claims, they would be dealt with as quickly as possible.

He added: "Part of us trying to support and help families move on in this difficult situation is to deal with them considerately and responsibly in a very speedy manner.

"They have been through two years of a police investigation and a complex court case and we want to bring that all to an end for them."

Mr Fleming said the hospital was covered by an insurance policy which included an undisclosed excess.

He said all claims for compensation would be passed on to and dealt with the NHS litigation authority.

BORN again Christian Robert Robinson, above, prays that one day he will be able to forgive the nurse who nearly murdered him.

It has been a dreadful few years for the former RAF serviceman since he was admitted to the Horton Hospital, Banbury, in December, 2003, suffering from stomach pains after becoming depressed and turning to drink on the first anniversary of his divorce.

While at the Horton, the 55-year-old from Oxford came within an inch of being killed by Ben Geen. He was devastated when police later told him they thought he had been poisoned.

He sought solace in the beautiful island of Sri Lanka, but found himself once again staring death in the face when the tsunami struck on Boxing Day, 2004.

The freak waves killed 18 of his Sri Lankan friends and destroyed the four-bedroom house on which Mr Robinson had just paid a deposit.

Despite finding some inner peace by becoming a Christian, Mr Robinson says he is still unable forgive Geen.

The retired Thames Valley police officer said: "In all my 15 years in the police, that was the most cold, emotionless man I've ever seen in the dock. I just cannot comprehend why he did it.

"I have not been able to pray for him as yet, but I pray that one day I can ask God to forgive him."

Mr Robinson has done 1,032 parachute jumps and completed 13 marathons, but he says that following Geen's actions, he is unable to run or swim without suffering shortness of breath.

He added: "The end of the court case is an enormous weight off my shoulders. I'm just thinking what's going to go wrong now."