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A Devonshire schoolgirl has been awarded nearly £2m medical negligence compensation after requiring a double amputation.
The 10-year-old girl had both her legs amputated after contracting meningitis.
The girl was two years old when she first fell ill but due to "surgery policy" the family GP could not make a house call to see her. The doctor instead offered advice over the telephone and assumed that the toddler was suffering with a virus.
She was finally offered an emergency appointment when her symptoms did not cease. The girl was diagnosed with an uncommon type of meningitis, known as haemophilius influenza septicaemia, which causes blood poisoning.
The condition caused the girl to have both her legs amputated after suffering multiple organ failure and gangrene.
The parents of the girl claim that if she had been seen by their family GP straight away the illness could have been detected a lot earlier and cured.
The claim against the doctor was heard in the High Court in London where the girl was awarded nearly £2 million in medical negligence compensation. This will be used to help cover her care costs and help with rehabiliatation.
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