The mum of a boy left severely disabled following blunders at a scandal-hit hospital during his birth has secured a huge pay-out after suing the NHS. Reverend Charlotte Cheshire’s son Adam was left brain damaged following one of the UK’s worst maternity scandals at Shrewsbury Hospital.
Adam developed Group B Strep (BGS) and meningitis and spent a month in intensive care after bungling medics missed opportunities to diagnose the infections. Charlotte, 45, said her newborn son was only given antibiotics seven hours after tell-tale signs were first spotted and he was left fighting for his life.
Now aged 11, Adam is profoundly disabled - autistic, developmentally delayed, and both visually and hearing impaired with behavioural problems. He is likely to be reliant on others to care for him for the rest of his life and will be unable to work.
