Compensation for boy after hips left in wrong position



A boy who was left with hips in the wrong position due to an operation at a Greater Manchester Hospital is to receive compensation. The youngster, Hayden Aspin was born with bilateral disclocatable hips. An operation was carried out at Royal Oldham Hospital to fit a splint but it held them in the wrong position. Due to this, the 11 year old schoolboy now has one leg shorter than the other and walks with a severe limp. An apology has been given to Hayden and his family by the Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Hayden from Oldham has stated, When Im walking down the streets lots of people look at me and I start getting embarrassed. It has also affected me in ports and what I do because obviouslyafter running I start getting tired and my leg will start to ache. Haydens mother, Lara, has spoken out about the stating that they told her that they did not have enough money to provide weekly x-rays in order to monitor Haydens hips after the operation. A spokesperson for the Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust said, Hayden was born in November 1998 with bilateral disclocatable hips. Court proceeding commenced in June 2007 and following detailed investigations an admission of liability was made in October 2007. An agreed settlement of liability issues has now been approved by the court, and we are now working with Haydens lawyers to determine the appropriate level of compensation.