Five Years On: Hospitals Apologise For Boy's Death

More than five years after a six-year-old boy died in hospital, his family has received an apology and damages from the two hospitals that cared for him.

Daniel Hunt died at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital on January 1 2011, after having been transferred from Blackpool Victoria Hospital.

A coroner's report in 2012 called Daniel's treatment "unsafe, untimely, ineffective and inefficient." The hospitals have apologised and paid a "five-figure sum" to his parents.

The six-year-old suffered from Lowe Syndrome, which can affect kidney function and body fluid levels. He was admitted to Blackpool Victoria Hospital after falling sick at home, but staff did not recognise his deteriorating condition.

There was then a delay in transferring Daniel to Manchester, where there was a failure to escalate his treatment. After initially denying substandard care, the hospitals admitted liability in October, before the first court hearing was due to take place.

Diane Rostron, the solicitor who represented the family, said:

"The simple fact is, this was an avoidable death.

"It has heaped insult on top of injury… they should have admitted this as soon as the coroner's inquest was concluded.

"As every day has gone by the parents have been caused increasing amounts of pain."

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