Defendant was liable for significant neurological damage caused to the plaintiff.

Failings on the part of public health nurse contributed to plaintiff’s neurological damage following birth Kiernan (a minor) v. Health Service Executive [2015]IEHC 141 (High Court, Cross J, 4 March 2015) High Court, in medical negligence proceedings, determines that the defendant was liable for significant neurological damage caused to the plaintiff by a condition diagnosed as hydrocephalus, arising from and attributable to several failures on the part of a public health nurse to record and detail certain medical matters on two crucial check-up dates following the birth.

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