High Court judge orders hospital trust to pay severely disabled girl, eight, £12m compensation after medics failed to spot ‘danger signs’ as she was starved of oxygen during her delayed birth A girl was left with 'profound' disabilities after she was born in Dartford in 2010 Her birth at Darent Valley Hospital was delayed and she was starved of oxygen Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust admitted liability and apologised High Court judge ordered the trust to pay roughly £12m over the girl's lifetime
By Henry Martin For Mailonline
Published: 15:25 GMT, 18 March 2019 | Updated: 15:42 GMT, 18 March 2019
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A hospital trust must pay £12million to an eight-year-old girl after staff failed to spot warning signs that she would be left disabled when she was born.
The girl's delivery in 2010 at Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford, Kent was delayed and the child was starved of oxygen, leading to 'profound' disabilities.
Her lawyers sued Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, which admitted liability and apologised for the unacceptable standard of care.
