Misdiagnosis - £46,500 settlement

Our clincial negligence solicitors were able to win an out of court settlement of £46,500 following the misdiagnosis of meningitis for a 10 month old baby.

The child was just 10 months old when he died, he had been suffering with sickness, diarrhoea, poor appetite and a high temperature for 3-4 days. This was diagnosed by their GP as a throat infection and gastroenteritis.

A second opinion was sought from another GP who voiced concerns and sent the child directly to hospital, identifying his suspicion of meningitis. An external examination only was conducted at the hospital, which concluded that the child was indeed suffering from gastroenteritis and was prescribed ibuprofen and dioralyte and discharged.

During the course of the next morning purple patches and bright red pin pricks on the underside of the child's legs became apparent, he died 14 hours later.

His parents were devastated by the loss of their child and suffered psychologically (over and above what they would be expected to suffer due to the loss of a child) due to the failure to diagnose and treat the illness.