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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent

HISTORICAL FACTS: Labour vows to make nhs managers accountable after lucy letby failings - Caught on Camera

Police bodycam footage of Lucy Letby leaving her home under arrest.
Managers at the Countess of Chester hospital failed to stop Lucy Letby as she murdered seven babies. Photograph: Cheshire Constabulary/PA

A Labour government would ban NHS managers found guilty of serious misconduct in the aftermath of the Lucy Letby case, Wes Streeting has announced.

The shadow health secretary noted that bank managers are more regulated than people running hospitals, as he pledged a new professional regulatory system, plus training for managers and strengthened accountability.

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