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NHS in £10.8, payout

Jonathan Winston Jonathan Winston
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The NHS will pay out compensation totalling £10.8m to the family of a daughter who suffered terrible injuries when she was born.

Milly Evans, who is now aged 11, has cerebral palsy, is unable to speak and is totally dependent upon others for her care and an NHS trust has admitted that her condition was due to her mother not being properly monitored during the birth. The baby’s heart was inadequately monitored when Kate Evans was admitted to Lincoln County Hospital in March 2001 and she was later found to have an abnormal heart rate and to be in distress. There was also a subsequent delay in delivering Milly, during which time she suffered a seizure.

Milly’s parents say that if the hospital had monitored the heart rate properly, staff would have noticed that the baby was in distress and the injuries suffered could have been avoided. The United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust admitted liability but disputed the amount of damages to be paid. However an agreement has now been reached and a High Court settlement has determined that a lump sum of £5.9m will be paid to Milly’s parents, along with periodic payments for the rest of her life which will increase to £204,000 a year. It is thought to be one of the biggest payounts ever in a medical negligence case and will allow Milly’s family to move to a specially adapted home.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2012/apr/30/girl-injured-birth-compens...

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