Category: nurses

Lucy Letby’s lawyers seek fresh appeal after saying expert witness ‘changed his mind’ over deaths – The Independent

Posted December 17th, 2024 in children, expert witnesses, murder, news, nurses by tracey

‘Lucy Letby’s lawyers are seeking to launch a fresh appeal over her convictions after claiming the prosecution’s lead witness was “not reliable”. The serial killer nurse’s barrister, Mark McDonald, said he would immediately seek permission from the Court of Appeal to take the “exceptional, but necessary, decision” to apply to reopen her case.’

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The Independent, 16th December 2024

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Nurse banned for putting hand down pyjama bottoms – BBC News

Posted November 25th, 2024 in abuse of position of trust, disciplinary procedures, news, nurses, professional conduct, sexual offences by tracey

‘A psychiatric nurse who put his hand down a patient’s pyjama bottoms and touched her private parts has been struck off by his professional standards body.’

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BBC News, 25th November 2024

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Broadmoor nurse struck off for patient relationship – BBC News

Posted November 6th, 2024 in disciplinary procedures, hospitals, news, nurses, professional conduct by tracey

‘A nurse who had a relationship with a patient at a high-security psychiatric hospital before resuming it years later has been struck off.’

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BBC News, 6th November 2024

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Lucy Letby refused permission to appeal against attempted murder conviction – The Guardian

Posted October 25th, 2024 in appeals, attempted murder, children, Criminal Cases Review Commission, criminal justice, hospitals, imprisonment, media, news, nurses, sentencing by sally

‘Lucy Letby has been refused permission to appeal against a conviction for attempting to murder a baby girl, as judges ruled she was able to have a fair trial.’

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The Guardian, 24th October 2024

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Lucy Letby: police and CPS handling of case raises new concerns about convictions – The Guardian

Posted October 11th, 2024 in appeals, barristers, children, Criminal Cases Review Commission, Crown Prosecution Service, evidence, expert witnesses, hospitals, imprisonment, inquiries, murder, news, nurses, police, prosecutions, sentencing, statistics by sally

‘When the public inquiry into the crimes of the former nurse Lucy Letby opened in Liverpool last month its chair, Lady Justice Thirlwall, dismissed concerns about the safety of the convictions as “noise”. The judge cautioned that questions being raised were increasing the distress of parents whose children had died or been harmed.’

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The Guardian, 10th October 2024

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Nurse struck off after ‘Grand High Witch’ cakes jibe – BBC News

Posted October 1st, 2024 in disciplinary procedures, news, nurses, professional conduct by tracey

‘A senior nurse, who taunted a colleague by giving out cake bars in wrappers bearing the image of a witch, has been struck off.’

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BBC News, 1st October 2024

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Lucy Letby: Experts tell BBC about medical evidence concerns – BBC News

Posted October 1st, 2024 in children, evidence, expert witnesses, hospitals, medical treatment, murder, news, nurses by tracey

‘Senior doctors and scientists have told the BBC they have concerns about how crucial evidence was presented to the jury at Lucy Letby’s trials.’

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BBC News, 1st October 2024

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Lucy Letby – latest: Inquiry to begin into baby murders at NHS hospital as appeal attempt launched – The Independent

Posted September 10th, 2024 in appeals, children, hospitals, inquiries, murder, news, nurses by tracey

‘A public inquiry begins on Tuesday into the events surrounding the crimes of child serial killer nurse Lucy Letby.’

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The Independent, 10th September 2024

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Lucy Letby: Questions grow in debate on killer’s convictions – BBC News

Posted August 29th, 2024 in children, evidence, expert witnesses, hospitals, murder, news, nurses by sally

‘Lucy Letby has become arguably the most notorious serial killer of modern times.’

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BBC News, 29th August 2024

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Lucy Letby inquiry should be postponed or changed, experts say – The Guardian

Posted August 28th, 2024 in appeals, birth, hospitals, inquiries, murder, news, nurses by tracey

‘A group including some of the UK’s leading neonatal experts and professors of statistics is calling on the government to postpone or change the terms of a public inquiry over concerns about the conviction of the neonatal nurse Lucy Letby.’

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The Guardian, 27th August 2024

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Nurse struck off after safeguarding concern raised – BBC News

Posted August 28th, 2024 in children, disciplinary procedures, news, nurses, professional conduct by tracey

‘A nurse has agreed to be removed from the nursing register following allegations of poor record keeping and failure to safeguard a vulnerable child.’

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BBC News, 28th August 2024

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Woman who lied to get nursing job guilty of fraud – BBC News

Posted July 17th, 2024 in fraud, hospitals, news, nurses by tracey

‘A woman accused of lying about her experience and qualifications to get a job as a senior nurse in a unit for sick and premature babies has been found guilty of fraud.’

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BBC News, 16th July 2024

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Two Defendants and a Part 20 contribution claim in a clinical negligence case – a look at Healey v McGrath and Ramsay Healthcare UK Operations Ltd [2024] EWHC 1360 (KB) – 12 King’s Bench Walk

Posted July 10th, 2024 in bereavement, cancer, chambers articles, damages, doctors, hospitals, medical treatment, negligence, news, nurses by tracey

‘Vanessa Cashman considers the judgment of the Part 20 claim brought by D2 against D1 for a contribution towards the claim it settled with C.’

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12 King's Bench Walk, 2nd July 2024

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Lucy Letby: killer or coincidence? Why some experts question the evidence – The Guardian

Posted July 9th, 2024 in appeals, attempted murder, murder, news, nurses, sentencing by sally

‘The verdict handed down to the former neonatal nurse Lucy Letby last week brought to an end more than 21 months of court proceedings. After two trials and two attempts to appeal, Letby has been convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others. She is serving whole-life sentences.’

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The Guardian, 9th July 2024

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‘Dysfunctional’ culture at UK nursing regulator is safety threat, review warns – The Guardian

Posted July 9th, 2024 in disciplinary procedures, news, nurses, reports, sexual offences by sally

‘A “dysfunctional” culture at the UK nursing regulator is threatening public safety, according to a damning report that found the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) took seven years to strike off a nurse who had been accused of rape and sexual assault.’

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The Guardian, 9th July 2024

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Lucy Letby handed 15th whole-life jail sentence – The Guardian

Posted July 5th, 2024 in attempted murder, bereavement, children, families, imprisonment, murder, news, nurses, sentencing by michael

‘Lucy Letby cried from the dock: “I’m innocent,” as she was jailed for attempting to kill a newborn girl in a “shocking act of calculated, callous cruelty”.’

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The Guardian, 5th July 2024

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Lucy Letby: Courtroom drama, a failed appeal, and battles over the truth – BBC News

Posted July 4th, 2024 in appeals, children, hospitals, murder, news, nurses by sally

‘When former nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering babies last year, news channels rolled on the story, and her mugshot was splashed across front pages and websites around the world.’

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BBC News, 4th July 2024

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How has Lucy Letby tried to fight guilty verdicts and what could happen next? – The Guardian

Posted July 3rd, 2024 in appeals, children, Criminal Cases Review Commission, expert witnesses, hospitals, imprisonment, murder, news, nurses, sentencing by sally

‘Lucy Letby was convicted last year of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others at the Countess of Chester hospital in north-west England, where she worked as a nurse. She is serving 14 whole-life sentences, meaning she will never be released from prison.’

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The Guardian, 2nd July 2024

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Migrant nurse wins legal boost in unfair dismissal claim against UK firm – The Guardian

Posted July 2nd, 2024 in care workers, immigration, news, nurses, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘A migrant nurse could be eligible for a significant payout from a British healthcare company after an employment judge ruled he was likely to win his case for unfair dismissal, in a judgment that could pave the way for dozens of other such cases.’

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The Guardian, 1st July 2024

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Nurse struck off after claiming for shifts he did not work – BBC News

Posted June 24th, 2024 in disciplinary procedures, employment, fraud, hospitals, news, nurses by tracey

‘A senior nurse who fraudulently claimed for shifts that he did not work has been struck off.’

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BBC news, 23rd June 2024

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