Family 'let down by hospital' as baby girl left 'screaming in pain'

The parents of a baby girl born with a hip condition said they feel 'let down' by a hospital after her vital surgery was repeatedly delayed.

Lilly Barry needs a major operation on her hip before she reaches 18-months-old, LancsLive reports. But with little over three months left. a date has not yet been set.

Parents Kayah and Andrew said they were originally given an operation date in December 2022, only for this to be pushed back on multiple occasions. They now fear Lilly will be left needing to use a wheelchair as she now 'can't crawl without screaming in pain'.

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They said the hospital has 'let them down time after time after time'. The couple are now desperately trying to get answers from bosses at Royal Blackburn Hospital while also trying to see if another hospital can carry out the operation.

Lilly was born with developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), a condition where the 'ball and socket' joint of the hip does not properly form in babies and young children. While it can sometimes be treated by the baby wearing a fabric splint called a Pavlik harness, this did not work for Lilly.

The family, from Rishton, Lancs, have been left frustrated and upset by a process that they say has been hit by lengthy delays and little communication. They have submitted two complaints and receiving the support of their local MP Sara Britcliffe, who they said has contacted the hospital trust, but still have no indication of what will come next.

"When she was was born, they already sort of knew she was going to have this problem because it goes through genetics and I had it as a baby. We waited until she was about three months and that's when she ended up