Hospital, HSE and doctor to contribute to €4.75m payout

A HIGH COURT judge yesterday found that the HSE, the National Maternity Hospital in Holles Street and a doctor were “grossly inept” in their treatment of a girl who suffered brain damage because of hydrocephalus, and ruled each should pay one third of the €4.75 million award previously made to the child.

Last February, Jade Keane, 10, who sued though her mother, Gillian Keane, Loughlinstown, Co Dublin, secured €4.75m in settlement of the case.

In a judgment yesterday Mr Justice Sean Ryan dealt with the liability issue and apportioned blame equally to the three defendants.