Nursing boss 'saw no wrongdoing' by 'creme de la creme' Lucy Letby

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A nursing boss said she never had any evidence of wrongdoing by 'creme de la creme' Lucy Letby. Senior consultant Dr Stephen Brearey was 'dithering' about reporting concerns because he was 'influenced' by her line manager, Eirian Powell, saying Letby could not have done anything wrong, the Thirlwall Inquiry into the events surrounding the crimes of Letby heard.

On Thursday, the inquiry was told former neonatal ward manager Ms Powell said she had “no qualms” about employing Letby in January 2012 after she finished her training at the Countess of Chester Hospital.

The inquiry heard she told police: “I wanted her on the unit, I really did. When students come through the system you are almost able to hand-pick the creme de la creme and she was one of those.” READ MORE: Salford Lads Club gets £100,000 boost from town hall in fight for survival Ms Powell met Dr Brearey following the unexpected deaths of three babies in June 2015 and it was noted that Letby had been a “commonality” in an all three but Ms Powell told the inquiry there was “no evidence of any wrongdoing”.

Following the death of another infant in October 2015 Ms Powell drew up a table of the babies who had died in that period and all the nursing staff on duty during those shifts.