The North West High Court has overturned a ruling in a case involving a schoolteacher who suffered permanent brain damage due to delayed treatment for stab wounds.

The North West High Court has overturned a ruling in a case involving a schoolteacher who suffered permanent brain damage due to delayed treatment for stab wounds.

North West health authorities are facing a significant damages claim after the high court found the department liable for negligence that led to a brain damage for a teacher.

The appeal court sharply criticised the conduct of medical staff at both hospitals and rejected the trial court's conclusion that the failures amounted merely to errors of…