Lucy Letby 'could have seen baby deaths reports after her removal from hospital neonatal unit'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukNow jailed ex-neonatal nurse Lucy Letby could have accessed patient notes and reports on baby deaths after she was taken off a neonatal unit over suspicions she was deliberately harming infants, a public inquiry has heard.
Consultants at the Countess of Chester Hospital demanded the removal amid mounting concerns about Letby’s presence at a series of unexpected and unexplained deaths and collapses of infants in 2015 and 2016.
Hospital executives bowed to the request following the deaths of two previously stable triplet boys on successive days in June 2016 as they ordered an independent review.
The following month Letby started a new temporary clerical role in the hospital’s risk and patient safety office, the Thirlwall Inquiry into events surrounding Letby’s crimes has heard. READ MORE: Eyewitness recalls moment 'massive gun' was fired at house as terrified neighbours cowered in homes Giving evidence on Tuesday, one of her then office colleagues said she believed it was “not appropriate” that Letby was placed there.
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