A former caretaker from Harrow who collapsed with a brain haemorrhage just a day after being sent home from Northwick Park Hospital has won a £330,000 NHS payout.

Geoffrey Solomon, 60, who was left with brain damage and sight problems, claimed he should have had a CT scan before being discharged from the hospital.

His barrister, Christopher Johnston QC, told the High Court that Mr Solomon had been born with cognitive and learning difficulties and had problems walking. As such he has always lived at home and been cared for by his mother, Heldi Solomon, 87.

Mrs Solomon fled the Nazis and took refuge in the UK during the Second World War.

In June 2010 Mr Solomon was suffering from headaches and became so “unwell” that an ambulance was called and took him to Northwick Park Hospital.

A junior doctor noted the possibility of a bleed in the brain, which a scan would have identified, said Mr Johnston, “but unfortunately that CT scan never took place”.

Mr Solomon was sent home on June 10, collapsed the following day and was again rushed to hospital by ambulance.

This time, a CT scan revealed a devastating brain haemorrhage.

He was left with 'permanent brain damage, cognitive problems and restrictions in his field of vision', the court heard.

North West London Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs the hospital, disputed liability but on Monday agreed to a settlement of Mr Solomon's case.

Judge Karen Walden-Smith said she had 'no hesitation' in approving the agreed £330,000 payout.

She went on to praise Mrs Solomon, describing her as an 'extraordinary woman' and a 'remarkable person of extreme fortitude' who must be 'greatly applauded'.

Mr Johnston said she had made an 'incredible contribution' to the whole of her son's life, not just since the medical accident.