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| NHS to pay out 'millions' after brain damage baby settlement | |
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| A brain-damaged man is to receive "several million pounds" in damages after the NHS admitted partial blame for his disability. | A brain-damaged man is to receive "several million pounds" in damages after the NHS admitted partial blame for his disability. |
| Paul Kirtland, 32, contracted an infection shortly after his birth at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. | Paul Kirtland, 32, contracted an infection shortly after his birth at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. |
| His parents said he became ill while at the Special Care Baby Unit and brought a negligence claim in 2013. | His parents said he became ill while at the Special Care Baby Unit and brought a negligence claim in 2013. |
| Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust said it had agreed a "compromise" with the family. | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust said it had agreed a "compromise" with the family. |
| Dushka and David Kirtland, from Headington, said they took legal action because they were concerned about how their son would be cared for after their deaths. | Dushka and David Kirtland, from Headington, said they took legal action because they were concerned about how their son would be cared for after their deaths. |
| Updates on this story and more from Oxfordshire | Updates on this story and more from Oxfordshire |
| 'Peace of mind' | 'Peace of mind' |
| Mrs Kirtland said: "All we ever wanted to know was that Paul would be looked after for as long as he lives. | Mrs Kirtland said: "All we ever wanted to know was that Paul would be looked after for as long as he lives. |
| "The outcome of this claim has given us the peace of mind that we needed." | "The outcome of this claim has given us the peace of mind that we needed." |
| Paul contracted an infection from klebsiella oxytoca bacteria in the days after his birth in May 1983. | Paul contracted an infection from klebsiella oxytoca bacteria in the days after his birth in May 1983. |
| Subsequent tests showed he had suffered brain damage, leaving him with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, hearing loss and mobility problems. | Subsequent tests showed he had suffered brain damage, leaving him with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, hearing loss and mobility problems. |
| A spokesman for the trust said: "Whilst the defendant has not accepted full liability for the claimant's claim, the parties recently agreed a compromise which has now been approved by the court. | A spokesman for the trust said: "Whilst the defendant has not accepted full liability for the claimant's claim, the parties recently agreed a compromise which has now been approved by the court. |
| "The parties will now co-operate in quantifying the appropriate level of damages to be awarded to Paul." | "The parties will now co-operate in quantifying the appropriate level of damages to be awarded to Paul." |
| BL Claims Solicitors, which represented Paul's parents, said it was unusual to settle a claim more than 30 years after the injury was caused. | BL Claims Solicitors, which represented Paul's parents, said it was unusual to settle a claim more than 30 years after the injury was caused. |
| The amount of the settlement will be decided at a further hearing and is "likely to be several million pounds", it added. | The amount of the settlement will be decided at a further hearing and is "likely to be several million pounds", it added. |
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