Nursing regulator opens investigation into claims Lucy Letby's former boss ignored concerns about killer nurse
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe 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 Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) said she has now been referred to the fitness to practise process. Ms Kelly's referral had been paused pending the outcome of the trial at the request of the police.
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. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. 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.
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