Doctor feared ‘retribution’ from bosses if he reported Lucy Letby, court hears Consultant tells jury there was also an ‘element of denial’ after he saw nurse allegedly try to murder newborn girl The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2024
Lucy Letby: child murder case highlights need to regulate managers and improve whistleblowing procedures The recent conviction of Lucy Letby, the neonatal nurse who murdered seven infants and attempted to murder six others while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015-2016, has raised fundamental questions about how something like this could have happened – and why it took so long to stop… The Conversation · Aug 25, 2023
A Lucy Letby inquiry must answer this: why was she seen as a victim, not a killer? Blinded by the nurse’s supposed ‘vulnerability’, the hospital rounded on doctors raising concerns, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2023
NHS bosses who ignored my warning must be held to account, Lucy Letby whistleblower says Medics said that NHS managers should be regulated in a similar way to doctors and nurses. The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2023
‘I’m not a hero, I was just doing my job’, says consultant who helped catch killer nurse Lucy Letby Dr Ravi Jayaram raised concerns about Letby to management at the Countess of Chester Hospital Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2023
Former nursing chief ‘wasn’t given enough information to remove Lucy Letby’ Karen Rees said she did not have enough information to justify removing the killer nurse from the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit. The Independent UK · Aug 21, 2023
Whistleblowers ‘treated like the problem’ – doctors’ union calls for reform Numerous staff raised concerns about the actions of killer Lucy Letby for months before police were eventually called. The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2023
Families of Lucy Letby’s victims demand full public inquiry into serial killer nurse One of the doctors instrumental in finally stopping Letby’s heinous campaign demanded NHS bosses be forced to ‘acknowledge that their actions potentially facilitated a mass-murderer’ The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2023
Babies could have been saved if hospital acted sooner, consultants say Dr Stephen Brearey and Dr Ravi Jayaram, who worked on the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital, raised concerns about Letby in 2015. The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023
Consultants told to apologise to Lucy Letby for raising concerns, court told Lucy Letby registered a grievance against her employers in 2016 after she was redeployed from the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit Evening Standard · Aug 18, 2023
Consultants were told to apologise to nurse for raising concerns, court told Lucy Letby registered a grievance against her employers in 2016 after she was redeployed from the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit. The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023
Parents call for public inquiry into hospital response to Lucy Letby fears The nurse attacked their newborn sons on the same day shift in April 2016. The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2023
Lucy Letby searched Facebook for baby's surname two years after death Lucy Letby was first arrested in July 2018 on suspicion of attacking infants in her care Liverpool Echo · May 16, 2023
Lucy Letby tells court ‘killing babies’ was not on her mind before holiday Nurse says she was looking forward to Ibiza trip at time she is alleged to have attempted to murder a baby boy The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2023
The Independent UK · May 16, 2023 Killing babies was not on my mind, murder accused nurse tells jury Lucy Letby denies murdering seven babies and attempting to murder 10 others on a neonatal unit between June 2015 and June 2016.
The Independent UK · May 16, 2023 Lucy Letby: Murder-accused nurse tells court she was in a different nursery when baby collapsed Lucy Letby takes the stand at Manchester Crown Court and denies dislodging baby’s breathing tube
The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023 Doctor ‘wishes he had gone to police over nurse Lucy Letby baby collapse concerns’ Letby is accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder 10 others at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016
Liverpool Echo · Feb 28, 2023 Doctor 'wished' he had 'gone straight to police' over Lucy Letby Letby is accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder 10
Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2023 Lucy Letby murder trial: Doctor ‘wishes he had gone straight to police over concerns’ Letby is accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder 10 others at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016
The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023 Doctor ‘wishes he had gone straight to police over Lucy Letby concerns’ Letby is accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder 10 others at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2023 Doctors pressured ‘not to make a fuss’, trial of nurse accused of killing babies hears Consultant says that concerns were raised over Lucy Letby eight months before she was taken off frontline duties
The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023 Doctor ‘felt uncomfortable at thought of Lucy Letby being alone with baby girl’ Letby, 33, is accused of murdering seven babies and trying to kill 10 others.
The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023 Nurse ‘tried to murder hours-old baby by dislodging breathing tube’ Lucy Letby accused of dislodging youngster’s breathing tube moments before consultant walked in room
Evening Standard · Feb 27, 2023 Lucy Letby trial: Nurse ‘tried to murder baby within two hours of her birth’ Lucy Letby is said to have deliberately dislodged the youngster’s breathing tube just moments before a consultant walked into the nursery room
The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023 Nurse ‘tried to murder baby within two hours of her birth’, Letby trial hears Lucy Letby is said to have deliberately dislodged the youngster’s breathing tube just moments before a consultant walked into the nursery room.