The nurse was described as 'lacking the natural warmth' and empathy needed to care for children.
Lucy Letby failed her final year student nurse placement because she was "cold" and lacking empathy with patients and families, a public inquiry has heard.
The Thirlwall Inquiry heard Letby later passed a retrieval placement after requesting a new assessor, claiming she felt "intimidated" by Ms Lightfoot.and attempt to kill a further seven on the Countess of Chester Hospital's neonatal unit between June 2015 and June 2016. She said she found that Letby's clinical knowledge was "not where it should be", and that she "struggled" to retain information on medication dosages and to recognise side effects of common drugs.
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