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Thirlwall report: what did it say about Lucy Letby case and what does it recommend?

Lady Justice Thirlwall’s wide-ranging inquiry calls on NHS England to implement 14 changes by March next year

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15

Barnaby Webber’s death in Nottingham attack was ‘potentially preventable’, inquiry told

More rapid use of blood products may have raised chance of 19-year-old making it to hospital, though chance was low, says counsel

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8

Triple killer’s list of explosives not disclosed by police to Nottingham inquiry

Assaults by Valdo Calocane and notes recovered by police were not disclosed to the Nottingham Inquiry before the evidence finished.

Evening Standard · Sep 8

Killer released by mental health workers informed by race research, inquiry told

Valdo Calocane was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order after killing three people in Nottingham in June 2023.

Evening Standard · Feb 23

Families at centre of Nottingham attacks will have concerns examined – inquiry

Valdo Calocane killed three people and injured three others in attacks in Nottingham in 2023.

Evening Standard · Feb 23

Hospital boss denies he could have prevented two triplet boys’ murders by Letby

The Countess of Chester Hospital’s then-medical director Ian Harvey was appearing at the Thirlwall Inquiry into events surrounding the nurse’s crimes.

Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2024

Lucy Letby likely to have harmed other babies, doctor tells inquiry

Consultant who raised concerns says there could have been earlier victims Letby has not been convicted of killing

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2024

Doctor tells Letby inquiry number of baby deaths in June 2015 was ‘unusual’

Neonatal clinical lead consultant Dr Stephen Brearey is giving evidence to the Thirlwall Inquiry into the events surrounding Lucy Letby’s crimes.

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2024

Lucy Letby referred to as ‘Nurse Death’ two years before her arrest, inquiry told

Inquiry into Chester hospital’s neonatal unit also told inspectors ignored ‘serious patient safety concerns’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2024

Lucy Letby ‘hid in plain sight’ like GP killer Harold Shipman, inquiry hears

On the opening day of a public inquiry into Lucy Letby’s murders, the killer is compared to other ‘manipulative’ convicts like Harold Shipman and Beverly Allitt

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2024