A teenage girl who was left severely disabled after complications during her birth has been awarded medical negligence compensation.

Charlotte Gillespie, of Ramsbottom, now suffers from cerebral palsy, epilepsy and obsessive compulsive disorder as a result of errors made during her delivery, reports the Bury Times.

Her mother Marilyn was made to walk to theatre during the birth and it was the contention of the Gillespie family that Charlotte should have been delivered by Caesarean section.

The family received an undisclosed amount in medical negligence compensation from Bury Health Care NHS Trust over the delivery at Fairfield Hospital in 1996.

Marilyn Gillespie said: "We can now provide her with all the medical care she needs for the rest of her life."

Earlier this month, 11-year-old Grant Hembry was awarded more than £270,000 in medical negligence compensation after blunders during his birth resulted in nerve damage that has left him unable to use his right shoulder, arm and hand.

A woman who claims that she underwent seven operations that would have been unnecessary had she been treated appropriately in the first place is suing the NHS trust she holds responsible.

The unnamed patient, 33, went into Hinchingbrooke Hospital in January 2006 with pain in her abdomen and vomiting, the Cambridge News reports.

Although she had surgery six days later, her bowel was perforated and her appendix was wrongly taken out.

After seven operations, her fallopian tube had also been removed, which she said had not been necessary.

The victim is taking legal action against Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust for clinical negligence, alleging that gynaecologists did not manage her original infection correctly and should have fitted a simple drainage tube.

She claims that since the operations, she has been left unable to work, do her own shopping or make the bed.

A spokesperson for the trust said: "This case is currently being looked at by our solicitors and therefore it would be inappropriate to comment at this time."

Earlier this month, it was reported that a woman who wrongly had her toe amputated had been awarded £20,000 in compensation after taking legal action.