Girl sent home from hospital after contracting meningitis has €12m settlement approved

The High Court has approved a €12 million settlement in a case concerning a child who developed bacterial meningitis after being sent home from Sligo General Hospital. The girl, who was ten months old when she presented at the A&E department on 1 February 2011, was initially discharged despite presenting with symptoms including high temperature, vomiting, and physical signs of serious illness. Her parents returned…