Thirlwall: Guilty or not there was ‘total failure of safeguarding’ at Letby trust
Lady Thirlwall has rejected calls from senior managers to pause the official inquiry into the deaths of infants at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
Former directors call for Letby inquiry to be paused
Lawyers acting for four former executive directors at the Countess of Chester Hospital have called for the Thirlwall inquiry to be paused while the criminal charges against Lucy Letby are reviewed.
Individuals may be charged for ‘negligence’ at Letby trust
Police have announced they are considering charging individuals in relation to potential negligence linked to Lucy Letby’s murders at the Countess of Chester hospital.
Patient Safety Watch: The end of an era
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Trust announces successor to ‘aggressive’ chair
A foundation trust whose chair resigned after a tribunal found he had unfairly forced out its former chief executive has appointed an interim successor.
CEO met ‘a great deal of resistance’ over admitting failures
A former chief executive of the Countess of Chester hospital said she faced “great resistance” over her preparations to admit its mistakes in its handling of concerns about baby deaths and the role of Lucy Letby.
Letby trust chair resigns after damning tribunal verdict
The chair of a foundation trust has resigned after a tribunal found he unfairly forced out its former CEO, because she raised concerns about his bullying behaviour.
Failing trust executives are not given new jobs to avoid disputes, claims Powis
NHS England does not seek to move failing executives into new jobs to avoid employment disputes, its medical director has told a public inquiry.
Managers should ‘embrace’ regulation, says Letby trust CEO
NHS managers should “welcome and embrace” the introduction of professional regulation in the wake of the Lucy Letby scandal, according to the current CEO of the trust where her murders took place.
Reform delayed by Treasury could have stopped Letby, says Hunt
A patient safety reform whose introduction was delayed due to concerns about cost and staffing in the Treasury and NHS could have detected Lucy Letby’s murders earlier, Jeremy Hunt has suggested.
CEO’s bullying claims are ‘outright lies’, says chair
An acute trust chair has claimed its former chief executive – who is accusing him of bullying and harassment – put on “an act” of being distressed by his actions.
Letby trust CEO ‘was fit and proper’, claims chair
The former chair of the Countess of Chester Hospital said its then chief executive did not meet the threshold for failing a “fit and proper person” test, despite criticism of his treatment of paediatricians and their concerns about Lucy Letby.
Letby trust director regrets not telling police sooner
A medical director at the trust where Lucy Letby worked has admitted “we got things wrong” and regrets not informing the police sooner, an inquiry has been told.
Chair’s ‘insidious’ bullying ‘drove out trust CEO’
An acute trust’s former chief executive was driven out by “manipulative and insidious” bullying by its current chair, she has told a tribunal.
‘I acted in good faith’ says Letby trust CEO
A former trust chief executive at the centre of the Lucy Letby scandal has defended his actions, stating both he and other executives were “acting in good faith”.
Regional director told to ‘rehabilitate’ Letby trust CEO
The senior manager in charge of finding a new role for the chief executive of the trust where Lucy Letby worked has said she was “disappointed” not to be told of the full reasons behind the move.
Nurse leader ‘pressed execs to call police over Letby’
A nursing leader called on Countess of Chester executives to inform the police over concerns about Lucy Letby earlier than they did, she told the public inquiry into the events.
Emergency performance dips as winter nears
Ambulance response times rose dramatically last month with urgent care performance also worsening as winter appeared to strike early.
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Revealed: The trusts struggling most with delayed discharge ‘interface’ problems
The trusts struggling most on the number of delayed discharges caused by so-called “interface issues” between acute and other care services – mostly negotiations over care packages – are revealed by a new dataset.