Trial and beyond lucy letby, the general care on the unit has been called into question. Called into question. Yes, it has, it featured called into question. Yes, it has, it featured as called into question. Yes, it has, it featured as part called into question. Yes, it has, it featured as part of called into question. Yes, it has, it featured as part of lucy called into question. Yes, it has, | it featured as part of lucy letbys case, there were repeated claims of staffing issues in the hospital, that it had taken on more babies than they usually would, the prematurity levels which the hospital could not cope with. It came up during the trial that at various stages, there were some times issues with equipment, so this has been a problematic case as well for the hospital at that time, and the state it was in, and obviously, as we have heard, there are now calls for a Public Inquiry, which will be able to drill into the detail and get to grips with exactly what was going on, aside from
Have let families know that in 28 days, or perhaps sooner, they will decide on whether to progress to a retrial to look at some of the cases where the jury were not able to decide upon. I think we will have to wait for that. 0bviously, decide upon. I think we will have to wait for that. Obviously, we have touched upon the fact that there is now a wider review into lucy letby s footprint, during her whole time working at Liverpool Womens and potentially early at the Countess Of Chester, so we are not clear at the moment as to where the next stage of the investigation might lead to. Dan, thank you, dan 0donoghue, who has been following this trial through out. We are bringing you all of the reaction here on bbc news. A statement hasjust been of the reaction here on bbc news. A statement has just been released by the health and social care secretary on the announcement of an inquiry, an independent inquiry that the government has said will take place, focusing on lucy letby s conduct and o
investigation, of course, was focused on that 12 month period when she was working in the neonatal unit at the countess of chester hospital, but the wider investigation now is looking at her whole career. that is the next logical looking at her whole career. that is the next logical step looking at her whole career. that is the next logical step that looking at her whole career. that is the next logical step that the - the next logical step that the police and crown prosecution service are looking at her whole footprint, her time from studying at the university of chester to become a nurse, she went on to do placement at liverpool women s and got a job at liverpool women s and got a job at the countess of chester in 2012. there are questions around why this offending began in 2015, so it makes sense to go over the years before and see what children she had contact with and whether there was any more offending. contact with and whether there was any more offending. looking at that
about the training placements she did at the liverpool women s in 2012 and 2015, they say they have been liaising with cheshire police through out the investigation and will continue to do so going forward. we were also reflecting, dan, after we heard the statement on the steps, the families of the babies who died, or in some cases, as you have heard through the trial, in some cases survived but with life changing consequences, really, i think the families are the focus of everybody s minds today. how did they react in court when the trial came to its final conclusion? it has been a bit of came to its final conclusion? it has been a bit of a came to its final conclusion? it has been a bit of a strange came to its final conclusion? it has been a bit of a strange trial- came to its final conclusion? it has been a bit of a strange trial to - been a bit of a strange trial to cover, as the verdict had been broken over a number of years. in the first verdicts came back last week, there
have let families know that in 28 days, or perhaps sooner, they will decide on whether to progress to a retrial to look at some of the cases where the jury were not able to decide upon. i think we will have to wait for that. 0bviously, decide upon. i think we will have to wait for that. obviously, we have touched upon the fact that there is now a wider review into lucy letby s footprint, during her whole time working at liverpool women s and potentially early at the countess of chester, so we are not clear at the moment as to where the next stage of the investigation might lead to. dan, thank you, dan 0 donoghue, who has been following this trial through out. we are bringing you all of the reaction here on bbc news. a statement hasjust been of the reaction here on bbc news. a statement has just been released by the health and social care secretary on the announcement of an inquiry, an independent inquiry that the government has said will take place, focusing on lucy letby s conduct and