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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ben Hatton

NHS ombudsman calls for Letby inquiry to be put on statutory footing

PA Wire

The NHS ombudsman has called for a planned inquiry into the child serial killer Lucy Letby to be put on a statutory footing and for there to be a wider review of leadership and culture in the health service.

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Rob Behrens has set out his views in a letter to Health Secretary Steve Barclay, which will put further pressure on the Government to expand the powers available to the inquiry.

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