£5m for boy starved of oxygen at birth

Oct 9 2008 by Marie Levy, Evening Gazette A STOCKTON teenager has received a multi-million pound pay out after mistakes made during his birth left him severely brain damaged. Chad Willis, 18, of Norton, needs round-the-clock care for the rest of his life after a series of errors at North Tees General Hospital. For the last 15 years his parents, Melanie, 41, and Mark, 43, have fought the NHS for compensation. Yesterday they were finally awarded a settlement of £5.684m to ensure Chad can receive the specialist care and support he needs for the rest of his life. The payout includes a £2.36m lump sum and an annual payment of £106,000 for the rest of his life. Chad was born at North Tees in February 1990. Melanie was induced four weeks early as she had pre-eclampsia - a complication of pregnancy characterised by high blood... [read full story]