The inquiry into the crimes of evil serial killer Lucy Letby will become statutory, the Health Secretary Steve Barclay has announced.
21.08.2023 - 13:27 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A senior manager who was in charge of nursing at the Countess of Chester Hospital when Lucy Letby carried out her murderous attacks on babies has been suspended from her current role.
It comes after hospital bosses were accused of ignoring concerns raised about Letby by her colleagues. Alison Kelly is now nursing director at The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust in Salford.
A statement from Nicky Clarke, chief people officer at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, said: "I can confirm Alison Kelly has been suspended. We are unable to comment any further at this moment in time."
Letby, 33, was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others between June 2015 and June 2016. She will spend the rest of her life in prison after being handed a whole life order at Manchester Crown Court on Monday.
The case has shone a spotlight on the NHS whistleblowing system, with The Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) calling for it to be overhauled.
HCSA president Dr Naru Narayanan told the PA news agency that the circumstances surrounding Letby is "an appalling reminder of a culture which persists today in some parts of our NHS despite the many, many warnings we've had over the years".
He added: "All too often, whistleblowers are treated by bad employers like the problem and find themselves on the receiving end of threats and bullying to remain silent."
Reacting to the guilty verdicts on Friday, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Rob Behrens said there must be a "significant" improvement in NHS leadership and culture.
"We need to see significant improvements to culture and leadership across the NHS so that the voices of staff and patients can be heard, both with regard to
The inquiry into the crimes of evil serial killer Lucy Letby will become statutory, the Health Secretary Steve Barclay has announced.
Her actions shocked the nation to its core. How could a trusted and seemingly dedicated nurse kill seven babies and attempt to murder six more in a hospital’s neonatal unit? But as we try to understand the depths of Lucy Letby’s depravity, the questions remain about her motive and how an apparently “ordinary” young woman turned into a cold, calculating killer.
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Nurse Lucy Letby will die behind bars after being found guilty of the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of six others. The judge told the nurse she acted "in a way that was completely contrary to the normal human instincts of nurturing and caring for babies", as he handed down his sentence at Manchester Crown Court this afternoon.
The father of two babies who Lucy Letby has been convicted of trying to kill said he was left feeling 'uneasy' and was forced to move out of her eyeline in court as she 'kept looking over' at him.
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Lucy Letby “must attend court for her sentencing”, a senior Labour politician has demanded. The former neonatal nurse, at the Countess of Chester Hospital, who was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others, has threatened not to attend her sentencing hearing tomorrow.