The Countess of Chester Hospital where Letby worked is under scrutiny over why the nurse was not removed from the neonatal unit sooner.
Screen grab taken from body worn camera footage issued by Cheshire Constabulary of the arrest of Lucy Letby
The Countess of Chester Hospital is under mounting pressure over why the nurse was not removed from the neonatal unit sooner. “And particularly the chasm that can open up between clinicians who are reporting problems and managers who don’t necessarily want to hear.”He added: “I heard yesterday for the first time in this connection, the phrase ‘protecting reputation’ on the part of the Trust and that rings a massive bell for me because that’s been a feature of everything that I’ve been involved with for the last 12 years or so.
But is expected they will not see Letby when she is sentenced on Monday after the serial killer has indicated she will not take part in the hearing at Manchester Crown Court.Meanwhile MP and paediatrician Dr Caroline Johnson said that it was “completely unacceptable” that Countess of Chester Hospital management did not immediately act on concerns flagged by consultants.
She could have been stopped as early as June 2015 when executives held a meeting where it was agreed an external investigation into the deaths would be held but it never was, the broadcaster said.
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