Chichester hospital trust successfully sued for £7m

By The Newsroom
Published 30th Jan 2015, 11:01 BST
St Richard's Hospital, in ChichesterSt Richard's Hospital, in Chichester
St Richard's Hospital, in Chichester
A CHILD has won a £7m compensation payout from the trust that runs St Richard’s Hospital, in Chichester, after staff errors left her blind and severely disabled from birth.

The eight-year-old girl, from Sussex, cannot be identified for legal reasons.

The London High Court heard yesterday (January 29) that she was delivered in December, 2006, but medics and midwives failed to spot warning signs that she was being deprived of oxygen while her mother was in the late stages of labour.

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As a result, she was born suffering from severe cerebral palsy and faces a lifetime of acute mental and physical disability, the court heard.

Martin Spencer QC, speaking on behalf of her family, told Mr Justice Warby that she would never be able to care for herself and had a shortened lifespan.