Chair of nurse Lucy Letby inquiry says 'parents have suffered far too much'. Former nurse Lucy Letby, now 34, will spend the rest of her life in prison after being found guilty of murdering seven babies, and the atempted murder of seven others.
FollowLucy Letby's nurse training at university covered the case of 'Angel of Death' serial killer Beverley Allitt who murdered four children at hospital, a public inquiry has heard.
She said: 'Nevertheless, and distressingly, 25 years later another nurse working in another hospital killed and harmed babies in her care.' 55-year-old Allitt, who is currently held at Rampton Hospital in Nottinghamshire, was given 13 life sentences in 1993, with the high court ruling at the time she must serve a minimum of 30 years in jail.
The inquiry will look into the experiences of the parents of babies, the conduct of others working at the hospital, and the culture and management in the wider NHS. 'Death and injury occurred in 2015 and 2016, the parents were told that natural causes were the reason for their deaths and life long difficulties, and so each parent grieved the loss of a new life and all that it promised and lived with that profound sorrow.'
Lady Justice Thirlwall said the inquiry bears her surname so that the parents do not repeatedly see the name of the person convicted of harming their babies. She said there is a requirement to take into account all the evidence and consider each piece of evidence in the context of all the other evidence - and it should not be compartmentalised.She added: 'Those who do this will be less likely to see the picture as a whole. They may reach conclusions that are not only wrong but are speculative and damaging.'
Read More Family of baby murdered by Lucy Letby blast calls for her to be freed from jail as 'sick' 'Death and injury occurred in 2015 and 2016. The parents were told that natural causes were the reason for their deaths and life-long difficulties, and so each parent grieved the loss of a new life and all that it promised and lived with that profound sorrow.
The investigation at Liverpool Town Hall will examine how Letby was able to attack babies on the Countess and Chester Hospital's neo-natal unit in 2015 and 2016 She said medical and scientific evidence in each case should be considered in the context of all other evidence and should never be compartmentalised.
'Our inquiry will serve the vital purpose of keeping babies safe in the future for those rare cases when a healthcare professional intends them harm.'Ms Langdale said the third part of the inquiry would consider the wider NHS, including the current culture, governance and management structures. She said: 'It was not until April 2017, almost two years after the first murder, that the hospital made a referral to the police and detailed multi-disciplinary medical scrutiny and analysis was finally conducted.'
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