Teenager wins personal injury claim after childhood illness
Rebecca Gransby, a teenager from Nottingham, has filed a personal injury compensation claim against the doctors who misdiagnosed her when she was a toddler.
Rebecca was just two years old when she developed chickenpox and her mother took her to see a local doctor. After the doctor sent her home, she had a convulsive fit, leaving her brain damaged. She was rushed to Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham, where yet again her condition was improperly diagnosed. She developed septicaemia, causing permanent spinal damage.
Rebecca has now been awarded compensation for her injuries, as the doctors involved have admitted partial liability and negligence. The exact figure she has received has not been disclosed.