§ PUBLISHED JUDGMENT · 2026
Daisy Lynch v The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
[2026] EWHC 657 (KB)·High Court (King's Bench Division)·20 March 2026
The trust admitted it negligently failed to diagnose Daisy Lynch's developmental hip dysplasia at birth, so it was not picked up until she was three, by which time simple non-surgical treatment was no longer possible. She went through repeated hip operations and a total hip replacement at 22, and the court assessed her damages after an eight-day trial.
Outcome
Claimant succeeded
Sum stated in judgment
£811,247
Claim type
Misdiagnosis & Delayed Diagnosis
Decided
Damages assessed at trial
§ WHAT HAPPENED
The facts, in brief.
Defendant: The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust · this trust’s claims data
Injury: Undiagnosed developmental dysplasia of the left hip leading to fixed dislocation, multiple childhood osteotomies, avascular necrosis, total hip replacement at age 22, chronic pain and psychiatric injury
Specialty: Paediatric orthopaedics / newborn hip screening · England
§ WHAT THE COURT SAID
In the judgment’s own words.
“I assess the total damages payable to the Claimant in the sum of £811,247.11”
The money
Immediate lump-sum damages of £811,247.11 (Annex B order: £110,351.84 special damages and interest; £119,649.86 general damages and interest; £125,181.77 future care; £105,436.59 loss of future earnings/earning capacity), plus a provisional damages order under s.32A Senior Courts Act 1981 allowing a further claim if a Girdlestone procedure is ever needed. No PPO.
§ WHY IT MATTERS
What this case shows.
Even where liability is admitted, damages can be heavily contested, and the court can add a provisional damages order letting the claimant return for more if a specified complication later occurs. The award covered pain and suffering, lost earnings, future care and future surgery.
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