Doctors had to 'resolutely resist' attempts by managers to have murder-accused nurse Lucy Letby return to frontline, trial hears
By Daniel O'DonoghueDoctors had to "resolutely resist" attempts by hospital managers to move nurse Lucy Letby back to frontline duties after she was removed over baby deaths concerns, a trial has heard.
The consultant said the deaths of two boys, who were part of a set of identical triplets, on successive days in late June 2016 became a "tipping point" for his team. As a precaution following Child O's death, Dr Gibbs instructed that Child P, who was at that time a "well baby", should be put on antibiotics and sent for X-rays and blood tests.
He added: "This was happening again and again over that year. That cannot just be coincidence or bad luck, there had to be a cause." Dr Gibbs said, as consultants, they "work together" and he knew a colleague had already reported the matter. He told the court that this "wasn't a simple straightforward decision" and there was pushback from managers.
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