£6.5 million Compensation Payment for Brain Damaged Teenager

Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS trust has agreed a settlement of £6.5 million to a teenager who suffered brain damage as a result of medical staff at Harold Wood Hospital failing to act upon his dangerously low blood sugar levels.

Ewan Walker was sent home too soon from hospital after being delivered despite there being signs that his blood sugar levels were too low. A community midwife later spotted the seriousness of his condition and he was rushed back to hospital.

The avoidable delay in his treatment left Ewan with irreversible brain damage, impaired vision and learning difficulties. Expert evidence concluded that if his blood test results had been acted upon before he was discharged his injuries could have been avoided.

In the majority of cases, medical professionals carry out their work to a high standard - however, sometimes mistakes do happen and patients can suffer as a result.

If someone feels they have incurred an injury due to the actions (or lack of actions) of a doctor, nurse, surgeon or dentist, or an anaesthetist then they may be liable to make a medical negligence claim (also known as a 'clinical negligence claim').

If this has happened to you or a loved one, we can help to ensure you get the best possible advice and the compensation you are entitled to.