An 'extraordinarily brave' little girl will receive a £39 million payout after having all her limbs amputated due to her being wrongly discharged from hospital.
Her family brought a claim against Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, arguing that if she had been treated urgently with antibiotics, she would not have been as ill and would have avoided the amputations.Judge Caspar Glyn KC on Friday said he would ‘unhesitatingly’ approve the settlement of around £39 million – part in a lump sum and the rest in annual payments for the rest of her life.
Elizabeth-Anne Gumbel KC, representing the girl and her family, said: ‘She is an extraordinarily brave little girl who is managing in school to do very well academically.’ Deborah Nadel, from the same law firm said: ‘This child’s injuries and severe disabilities were completely avoidable with proper care.
‘All the red flags for meningitis and sepsis were there for doctors to see. Specific protocols for treating these illnesses exist to protect patients and doctors, but they only work if they are followed. ‘Settlement will help provide the girl with the equipment, therapy and aids she needs and will help her live her most fulfilling life, despite what happened to her. She is brave and she is determined.’
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