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Legal Affairs Correspondent Sligo University Hospital has apologised at the High Court to the parents of a five-and-a-half year old girl who was catastrophically injured at her birth. The parents of Megan McGoldrick called for policies and procedures to be reviewed, to prevent such an incident happening again. The court approved an interim settlement of €2.5 million for Megan, whose parents will return to court in three years time for the payment of further sums. The total settlement during Megan s life is likely to be among the largest paid out in such a case. The hospital and the HSE apologised to John and Andrea McGoldrick for the negligent management of the labour and delivery. ....
HSE and Sligo University Hospital apologise to Irish girl with cerebral palsy over circumstances of birth as she secures â¬2.5m interim settlement Megan McGoldrick from Sligo received catastrophic injuries as a result of the deficits in care 05/05/2021 Collect image of Megan McGoldrick. Pic Supplied by family (Image: Collins Photo Agency) Get the latest news from across Ireland straight to your inbox every single dayInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice ....
The HSE and Sligo University Hospital have apologised in the High Court to the family of a five-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who sued over the circumstances of her birth. The apology was read as Megan McGoldrick from Sligo secured an interim payment of â¬2.5 millon for her care over the next three years. Megan has dyskinetic cerebral palsy and is unable to communicate verbally, Mr Justice Kevin Cross was told. She is a happy little girl, it was stated. The apology from the Sligo hospital manager said both the HSE and the hospital wish to sincerely apologise to the McGoldrick family for the ânegligent care and managementâ during Andrea McGoldrickâs labour and the delivery on November 28th, 2015. ....