Au3.2 million payout for meningitis error man.Summary: A man left severely brain damaged after doctors failed to diagnose diagnose /di·ag·nose/ (di´ag-nos) to identify or recognize a disease. di·ag·nose v. 1. To distinguish or identify a disease by diagnosis. 2. he was suffering from meningitis meningitis (mĕnĭnjī`tĭs) or cerebrospinal meningitis (sĕr'əbrōspī`nəl), acute inflammation of the meninges, the membranes that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord. has been awarded Au3.2 million. A man left severely brain damaged after doctors failed to diagnose he was suffering from meningitis for five days has been awarded Au3.2 million in compensation. Mark Thomas This article is about the anarchist comedian. For the football player, see Mark Thomas (football player). Mark Clifford Thomas (born 11 April, 1963) is an English comedian, presenter, political activist and reporter from south London. , 20, is unable to work or live independently as a result of the brain injury sustained in 2002, when he was 12 years old. Doctors at Walsall Manor Hospital in the West Midlands West Midlands, former metropolitan county, central England. Created in the 1974 local government reorganization, the county embraced the Birmingham conurbation and comprised seven metropolitan districts: Walsall, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell, Birmingham, Solihull, did not link his symptoms to the potentially fatal illness and the results of a blood test taken when he attended the Accident and Emergency department were not reviewed for five days. At a hearing at the High Court in Birmingham, Mr Thomas, from Blakenhall, Walsall, was awarded the sum to help fund a lifetime of future care. His brain damage has severely affected his short term memory and his parents say he would be a "danger to himself" if left alone. His father David said: "We are relieved that this settlement will allow Mark to be cared for in the way he needs, for the rest of his life. He is our only child and we really couldn't ask for a more wonderful son." The family has received an apology from the hospital, which admitted liability in 2007. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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