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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ben Mitchell

Hospital trust in payout over ‘missed opportunities’ in tragic baby’s care

The parents of a two-month-old girl who died after going into septic shock have been given undisclosed compensation from the hospital trust after medics interpreted some of her symptoms as a cow’s milk intolerance.

Nailah Ally, from Crawley, West Sussex, was diagnosed with necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) – a serious illness which sees the gut become inflamed and start to die – shortly after her birth in October 2019.

Nailah was also diagnosed with a hole in the heart during the pregnancy.

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