A hospital in northwest England is under scrutiny following the conviction of a neonatal nurse for the murder of seven babies and the attempted murder of seven others. The Countess of Chester Hospital is the subject of an inquiry starting Tuesday to investigate the circumstances that led to the harm of multiple newborns.
The inquiry, led by Justice Kathryn Thirlwall, will focus on failures that allowed babies to be harmed, how staff complaints were handled, and the treatment of parents. It will also examine the culture within the National Health Service, drawing parallels to a similar scandal involving nurse Beverley Allitt in 1991.
