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| Teenager left brain damaged after tonsil operation awarded millions | Teenager left brain damaged after tonsil operation awarded millions |
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| A boy left brain damaged after being deprived of oxygen following an operation to remove his tonsils has been awarded millions of pounds. | A boy left brain damaged after being deprived of oxygen following an operation to remove his tonsils has been awarded millions of pounds. |
| The boy was almost two years old when he went to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham for the operation. | The boy was almost two years old when he went to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham for the operation. |
| Now in his teens, he suffers from behavioural, cognitive and some motor disabilities the prevent him living independently, the High Court heard. | Now in his teens, he suffers from behavioural, cognitive and some motor disabilities the prevent him living independently, the High Court heard. |
| The hospital trust apologised for "shortcomings" in care. | The hospital trust apologised for "shortcomings" in care. |
| East Midlands Live: Latest updates | East Midlands Live: Latest updates |
| Neither the boy nor his family can be identified for legal reasons. | Neither the boy nor his family can be identified for legal reasons. |
| Alison McCormick, representing the family, told the court the boy's parents look after him "seven days a week", and his mother "hasn't had an uninterrupted night's sleep" since the operation. | Alison McCormick, representing the family, told the court the boy's parents look after him "seven days a week", and his mother "hasn't had an uninterrupted night's sleep" since the operation. |
| "He is never going to be capable of independent living or making a living, and will always need care," Ms McCormick said. | "He is never going to be capable of independent living or making a living, and will always need care," Ms McCormick said. |
| Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust carried out an investigation and admitted breach of duty about a year after the tragedy. | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust carried out an investigation and admitted breach of duty about a year after the tragedy. |
| The court heard it admitted full liability and agreed to a settlement guaranteeing the boy financial security for life. | The court heard it admitted full liability and agreed to a settlement guaranteeing the boy financial security for life. |
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| David Balcombe QC said "lessons have been learned" over the case, which led to the trust's chief executive writing a letter "profoundly apologising" to the family. | |
| Approving the settlement, Judge Nicholas Cooke QC said the boy's parents had "responded with courage and determination" to what happened to their son. | Approving the settlement, Judge Nicholas Cooke QC said the boy's parents had "responded with courage and determination" to what happened to their son. |
| "No-one intended this to happen, but happen it has," he said, | "No-one intended this to happen, but happen it has," he said, |
| "Money cannot ever provide compensation for the real losses that have occurred, but it makes things easier." | "Money cannot ever provide compensation for the real losses that have occurred, but it makes things easier." |