Letby’s killing spree raises questions over NHS governance

Lucy Letby, an outwardly unremarkable neonatal nurse found guilty last week of killing seven babies and attempting to kill six others, will spend the rest of her life in jail for a “cruel, calculated and cynical campaign of child murder,” in the words of Mr Justice Goss, who sentenced her to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole after a 10 month trial.As Letby, 33, begins her life behind bars—only the fourth woman in UK history to receive a whole life tariff—the healthcare system is just beginning to grapple with a question: how was she allowed to get away with her killing spree in plain sight for so long, from June 2015 to June 2016?That question will be at the heart of an independent inquiry promised by England’s health and social care secretary, Steve Barclay, immediately after the verdict was given. He announced a non-statutory inquiry without the power to…
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