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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Kim Pilling

CQC inspectors not told of concerns over deaths at Letby hospital, inquiry hears

Lucy Letby is serving 15 whole-life orders (Cheshire Police/PA) - (PA Media)

Inspectors from a healthcare watchdog were not told of concerns about unexplained and unexpected deaths at the Countess of Chester Hospital’s neonatal unit, a public inquiry has heard.

A team from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) carried out a routine inspection of the hospital on a four-day visit in February 2016 with unannounced visits in the weeks that followed.

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