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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Family of girl left brain-damaged at birth accept £28m NHS payout

Ambulances parked outside a hospital building
Ambulances outside Queen's hospital in Romford, where the girl was born in July 2019. Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters

The family of a girl left brain-damaged at birth have agreed to accept £28m in damages after the NHS trust involved admitted that its mistakes led to the tragedy.

Barking, Havering and Redbridge university hospitals NHS trust failed to monitor the baby’s heart rate while her mother was in labour or ask an obstetrician to review the case, either of which might have led to the girl being born in a healthy condition.

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