Lucy Letby has been framed for multiple murders & attempted murders which never happened. Her life sentences join England's long list of wrongful convictions. Other nurses live in fear of being similarly stitched up as the scapegoat for underfunded, understaffed hospitals.
Michele Worden is a former advanced neonatal nurse practitioner (ANNP) at the #CountessOfChester Hospital’s neonatal unit, where #Letby worked. Here Worden describes a unit “not fit for purpose”.
“There was no medical evidence to support malfeasance causing death or injury in any of the 17 cases in the trial,” the report concludes. “Death or injury of affected infants were due to natural causes or errors in medical care.”
Just because people wanted someone to blame doesn't mean there was someone to blame. I said this last September (https://fedimon.uk/@AlisonW/113101949015621559 ) and still do; there is no direct evidence against #Letby.
I express no opinion on the probability of Letby being able to successfully appeal against her conviction, but I will observe that if she does, then a lot of people who have given evidence to the public inquiry about how she was able to get away with it and why nobody stopped her are going to feel pretty silly.
The desire to have someone to blame for a series of events does not mean that there actually was someone to blame.
A hospital suffering a superbug, doctor shortages and a neonatal unit ‘out of its depth’ and selective reporting alongside the incorrect use of statistics meant that Letby's verdict is very unsafe and should be reviewed properly.
More on the Letby case - innocent or not I don't know, but the apparent attitude to evidence and "there could be no other possible explanation" were so concerning that I'm really glad they're looking deeper into the situation.
"Our investigation reveals a hospital unit operating beyond its skills and capacity – one that was understaffed and suffering from low morale, lacking the expertise to deal with babies with serious needs, [...]"
More unraveling of the putative evidence in the Letby case.
"Scribbled notes by the neonatal nurse Lucy Letby, used to help convict her of murdering seven babies, were written on the advice of professionals as a way of dealing with extreme stress, the Guardian has learned."
I'm so glad people are still demanding attention for the Letby case (was always so clearly a potential "Lucia de B. Part 2") - "Possible negligent deaths that were presumed to be murders could result in an incomplete investigation of the management response to the crisis”.
Very extensive article with experts questioning the evidence used against Letby.
I've said this in the past and repeat it now, correlation and coincidence are not evidence and do not prove guilt.
Feeling oneself to blame for events you can't control is, however, all too common.
Criminal liability requires being beyond a reasonable doubt. I continue to believe that standard was not reached in the #Letby trials.
"the jury was not told about six other deaths in the period with which Letby was not charged. They were omitted from the table."
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/09/lucy-letby-evidence-experts-question?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
Politicians and NHS criticised as they fail to carry out actions urged by Jimmy Savile inquiry after 10 years | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/jimmy-savile-nhs-lampard-inquiry-b2550966.html
#Politicians
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#UKGov
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#Collins
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Lucy Letby inquiry upgraded to statutory probe to compel witnesses to give evidence under oath | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/lucy-letby-statutory-inquiry-steve-barclay-b2402072.html
Chilling NHS warning that scandals will be covered up as staff say whistleblowers are ignored | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/nhs-whistleblowing-lucy-letby-b2397384.html
Lucy Letby case: more babies face harm unless NHS ends ‘defensive leadership’ | Lucy Letby | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/aug/27/lucy-letby-case-more-babies-face-harm-defensive-leadership-nhs-ombudsman
#Letby
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Lucy Letby: Novara shows its arse after denying the role of racism
https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2023/08/23/novara-faces-reckoning-after-showing-its-arse-over-racism-in-the-lucy-letby-case/
Chilling NHS warning that scandals will be covered up as staff say whistleblowers are ignored | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/nhs-whistleblowing-lucy-letby-b2397384.html
Ministers indicate support for statutory inquiry into Lucy Letby killings | Lucy Letby | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/25/ministers-indicate-support-for-statutory-inquiry-into-lucy-letby-killings
https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-checklist-manifesto/atul-gawande/9781846683145
This should be compulsory reading for all in hospital settings. A compassionate surgeon and professor, Atul Gawande makes a compelling argument for the checklist, which he believes to be the most promising method available in surmounting failure. Gawande explains how breaking down complex, high pressure tasks into small steps can radically improve everything from airline safety to heart surgery.#Letby #NHS
'Like a horror story': Families speak as Lucy #Letby refuses to face court
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-66551231
Nurse being sentenced for murdering seven babies on a neonatal ward;
PM Sunak confirms the govt planning to change the law to compel convicts to attend sentencing
"You thought it was your right to play god with our children's lives," say the parents of twins - one died, the other survived
Other parents say their surviving children, whom Letby attempted to murder, are now disabled
"We can’t force Letby to attend court
Nor should we"
Joshua Rozenberg
https://rozenberg.substack.com/p/we-cant-force-letby-to-attend-court
