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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Josh Halliday North of England editor

Emergency care at Lucy Letby hospital falls short of legal standards, CQC finds

Entrance to the Countess of Chester hospital
Inspectors found the Countess of Chester hospital had ‘compromised dignity and safety’ by failing to address previous concerns about its emergency services. Photograph: PA Images/Alamy

Emergency care at the hospital where Lucy Letby worked is falling far short of legal standards, the healthcare watchdog has found, with routine corridor care and “critical gaps” in sepsis treatment.

The Countess of Chester hospital, in north-west England, was issued with an urgent warning notice after inspectors found “repeated breaches” of regulations in its emergency care unit.

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