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Boy wins appendicitis payout

A teenager from Somerset has been awarded £28,000 after misdiagnosed appendicitis almost cost him his life.

Thomas Roberts was just eleven years old when he was admitted to Bristol's Children Hospital suffering from intense stomach pains, the Bristol Evening Post reported this week.

Thomas was misdiagnosed with a urinary tract infection and gastroenteritis that day and given pain killers before being discharged from the hospital. However, his condition worsened that night before being rushed to the hospital a day later with a burst appendix.

After recovering from his illness, Thomas sought legal advice on filing a claim for clinical negligence compensation from The Bristol Childrens Hospital on grounds of medical negligence.

At London's High Court, Thomas' legal team argued that, had medical staff correctly diagnosed acute appendicitis, Thomas could have avoided the potentially life threatening complications brought on by his burst appendix.

This week, the University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust settled awarded Thomas £28,750 for his mistreatment, but did not accept liability for the incident.