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Health chiefs admit birth errors | Health chiefs admit birth errors |
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Hospital officials paid out £104,000 after admitting that poor medical care contributed to the premature death of a baby born with severe brain damage. | |
Toddler Ava Sims Teskey-King, of Bilton, near Hull, died in November 2007 aged just 21 months. | Toddler Ava Sims Teskey-King, of Bilton, near Hull, died in November 2007 aged just 21 months. |
She was born at Hull Women and Children's Hospital in January 2006 but suffered brain damage because the umbilical cord was around her neck. | She was born at Hull Women and Children's Hospital in January 2006 but suffered brain damage because the umbilical cord was around her neck. |
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust accepted liability in the case. | Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust accepted liability in the case. |
Ava's parents, Lee Sims and Leanne Teskey-King were told the hospital trust had accepted full liability for their daughter's death and had agreed to the settlement. | |
Speaking to BBC News, Ms Teskey-King said: "We have had reports, they were other people's opinions, independent obstetricians. | |
"They do say that had she been delivered something like 20 minutes earlier, she could have survived." | |
Ava's parents were told the hospital accepted responsibilityIn a statement, Stephen Greep, the chief executive of the trust, said procedures had been reviewed since Ava's birth. | |
"I would like to express my sincere condolences to Leanne Teskey-King and Lee Sims for this tragic incident. | "I would like to express my sincere condolences to Leanne Teskey-King and Lee Sims for this tragic incident. |
"The trust has accepted full liability in this case and a compensation package has been agreed with the couple. | "The trust has accepted full liability in this case and a compensation package has been agreed with the couple. |
"Since this incident occurred in 2006 the trust has conducted a full internal investigation and all policies and procedures have been reviewed to ensure that we meet the high standards of care expected of us." | "Since this incident occurred in 2006 the trust has conducted a full internal investigation and all policies and procedures have been reviewed to ensure that we meet the high standards of care expected of us." |
The NHS Litigation Service, which deals with the details of the compensation package, confirmed the payout and added the figure was higher than £104,000 but certain benefit payments had to be recouped. |
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