The teenager whose botched surgery left her locked in: 'One tiny mistake'

Anna White was 15 when she had her appendix removed at the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The surgery appeared to go well, but in recovery she suffered a cardiac arrest and stopped breathing. The lack of oxygen in her brain led to her becoming profoundly paralysed – unable to walk or speak. The Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS foundation trust, which manages the hospital, has since admitted the ‘one small mistake’ that led to Anna’s life-changing injuries

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