Disabled boy to receive compensation after medical negligence results in brain injury
A 12-year-old boy is due to receive a substantial payout in compensation after medics failed to spot that he was suffering from a brain injury.
Rees Ross, of Lincoln, is now disabled as a result of the accidental injury, which happened five years ago. According to the family’s solicitors, West Lincolnshire Primary Care Trust have agreed to pay compensation towards the boy’s care after doctors admitted delays in sending him to hospital.
Rees had returned home from school complaining of feeling ill, after he had bumped heads with another boy while participating in a football game. His mother, Lisa Ross, phoned NHS Direct for medical help on three occasions, but each time she was told to give her son painkillers and to let him sleep.
However hours later he suffered a seizure and was rushed to hospital, where doctors found that he had internal bleeding. After surgery, Rees now has difficulty speaking and can only walk short distances without the aid of a wheelchair.
Tim Annett, from Irwin Mitchell solicitors, is in the process of calculating the amount of compensation required to pay for the youngster’s long-term care.