Alison Kelly was yesterday suspended from her role as director of nursing at one of Greater Manchester's biggest hospital trusts
The nursing regulator has confirmed it is looking into claims against Lucy Letby's former boss Alison Kelly. As the Manchester Evening Newsreported yesterday Ms Kelly, who was director of nursing at the Countess of Chester Hospital before leaving in 2021, has been suspended from her current role, nursing director at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust in Salford, after she was accused of ignoring concerns about Letby.
The regulator will now investigate and take action if necessary. Letby, 33, was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder a further six between June 2015 and June 2016.She was handed a whole-life order at Manchester Crown Court on Monday. During the trial the court heard that a number of consultants working with Letby had started to raise concerns about her association with babies collapsing as early as 2015.
Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Asked if he would like to see regulation of hospital administrators, he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "Absolutely. Because doctors and nurses all have their regulatory bodies that we have to answer to.
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