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The husband of a brain-damaged woman, who has been awarded damages of £4.46m after misdiagnosis of a brain haemorrhage left her with a ten-minute memory, said the clinical negligence compensation payout was a huge relief as it would mean she could be cared for throughout her life.
The potentially-fatal brain injury occurred in 2002 when his wife's doctors failed to recognise the symptoms, despite her severe headache, and thought she was suffering from a virus.
Two weeks later she suffered a more serious haemorrhage and was taken to Newcastle General Hospital where she underwent life-saving surgery to remove half a litre of blood from her brain.
Her injury left her totally dependent on her husband who has been her full-time carer up until a year ago when they received some help.
A spokeswoman for County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust and Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said the failures in care were regretted and letters of apology sent by the chief executives of each trust.
The gross clinical negligence claim was made against Dr James Harrison of Chevely Park Medical Centre in Durham, Durham and Darlington Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, and Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust and presented by a specialist medical negligence solicitor.
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