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The action claims the health board is responsible for "multiple failings" in Anna Hendy's treatment and care

By Louise Hosie

BBC Scotland

The mother of an 11-year-old Aberdeenshire girl with long Covid has launched a legal action against their health board, in what lawyers claim is the first case of its kind in Scotland.

Helen Goss, from Westhill, is seeking damages from NHS Grampian on behalf of her daughter, Anna Hendy.

The action claims the health board is responsible for "multiple failings" in Anna's treatment and care.

NHS Grampian said it would not comment on individual patient cases.

The claim alleges failings were avoidable, that they caused Anna "injury and damage", and led to her condition worsening.

Anna became unwell after contracting Covid in 2020.

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Anna became severely unwell after initially having a mild case of Covid when she was seven