Case: Failure to recognize respiratory distress resulting in death: Annie Mathews (Administratrix of the Estate of her daughter Katie Victoria Mathews) v Barking, Havering & Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust

摘要

The Claimant, Annie Mathews, was born on 26 December 1945. Her daughter, Katie Victoria Mathews, born on 1 October 1986, suffered from cerebral palsy, spastic quadriplegia and epilepsy. She was unable to talk and was fed through a gastrostomy tube. The Claimant was her principal carer and was devoted to her. She and Katie lived together in a flat in Brentwood, Essex. They were paid State Benefits including Income Support.