A former nurse will receive $850,000 in compensation after suffering injuries in a fall at the old Central Block of the Port-of-Spain General Hospital in 2018.

The settlement was reached after the North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA) conceded liability at the start of the trial before Justice Westmin James on September 23.

According to court documents, the nurse, who requested anonymity for security reasons, was carrying linens on Ward 41 in June 2018 when her foot slipped into a hole with broken cement fragments. Her ankle twisted, she lost balance, and a male nurse assisted her to a nearby desk.