Hospital blunder boy to get £5.25m

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Monica Giles's son Jordan, 10, developed cerebral palsy following difficulties at his birth.

Mrs Giles said she feared her "wee miracle" would not survive after he was born at the Vale of Leven Hospital in Dunbartonshire.

The family has now been awarded £5.25 million by the NHS in an out of court settlement, Scotland's biggest compensation payout.

She told the Daily Record: "The settlement means I know he will be looked after when his dad and I are gone.

"All I want is for Jordan to have a happy life and grow up normally like any other kid. Life shouldn't have been as hard as it has been for him."

Jordan attends a mainstream school but cannot dress or wash himself and also suffers from epilepsy, the newspaper reported.

Mrs Giles, 39, who split with Jordan's father a few years ago, is not able to work as she looks after her son full time.

Some of the money from the payout will reportedly be used to buy special equipment and adapt a new house for Jordan. The rest will be kept in a trust and court officials will monitor how the funds are spent.

A spokeswoman for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said: "We can confirm that the NHS has made an out-of-court settlement payment to the family following their claim against the former Argyll and Clyde health board regarding the very sad circumstances surrounding the birth of their son in 1998."