Lucy Letby: will final report express view on nurse’s guilt and could it affect her case?
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First seen15 Sept, 06:52Lucy Letby: will final report express view on nurse’s guilt and could it affect her case?
Final report from Lady Justice Thirlwall’s wide-ranging inquiry to be published on Tuesday Lady Justice Thirlwall’s report from the Lucy Letby inquiry will be published on Tuesday after public and private hearings into the events at the Countess of Chester hospital linked to the nurse’s convictions for the murder and attempted murder of babies. Here we take a look at the inquiry and report. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Jamie Grierson
Follow-up15 Sept, 11:30Three babies may have survived if hospital had acted over Lucy Letby concerns, inquiry finds
Lady Justice Thirlwall condemns ‘complete failure’ to protect babies on neonatal unit at Countess of Chester hospital Lucy Letby public inquiry report published – latest updates Three babies may have survived and seven others could have been protected if hospital bosses and doctors had taken action over concerns about the nurse Lucy Letby, an official inquiry into the deaths has concluded. A public inquiry led by Lady Justice Thirlwall found a “complete failure” to protect babies on the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester hospital in north-west England. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Josh Halliday North of England editor
Latest15 Sept, 17:59The Guardian view on Lucy Letby: Thirlwall should have waited for the pending case review | Editorial
Important recommendations for neonatal care are shadowed by doubts about the nurse’s convictions When she rejected calls to pause the public inquiry into the Countess of Chester hospital, where Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven more, Lady Justice Thirlwall said that questions surrounding Letby’s guilt lay outside her terms of reference. The inquiry, she said, would focus on the hospital and its staff, not the convictions. Eighteen months later, with the 822-page report in the public domain, her decision to press on while Letby’s guilt was in the process of being formally challenged looks like a mistake. The report’s recommendations , based on many months of hearings, include strengthened oversight of hospitals by the Care Quality Commission, more support for whistleblowers from the health ombudsman, and clearer monitoring and reporting on the deaths of children. As previous inquiries have also found, there are serious problems around accountability, openness and safeguarding in the NHS. Lady Thirlwall’s conclusions about service improvements should be added to the roster of outstanding actions. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Editorial