How Lucy Letby’s hospital failed her victims

The Thirlwall Inquiry into how Lucy Letby was able to murder babies at the Countess of Chester hospital has released a damning report. It found the hospital could have prevented at least three of the murders, if not for evidence of a pernicious “them and us” culture and a lack of safeguards. But what does this report mean for the hospital authorities? And will it have any bearing on Letby's attempts at an appeal? *This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today:* http://thetimes.com/thestory **Guest:** Sian Bradley, Northern correspondent, The Times. **Host:** Manveen Rana. **Producers:** Micaela Arneson, Eleanor Harrison-Dengate. **We want to hear from you - email:** [thestory@thetimes.com](mailto:thestory@thetimes.com) **Read more:** Lucy Letby inquiry: staff could have stopped three murders  **Further listening:** Is there ‘new evidence’ in the Lucy Letby case? **Clips:** BBC, The Telegraph, The Mirror, True Criminals podcast, The Guardian, The Thirlwall Inquiry.  **Photo:** Getty Images. *This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe* here*.* * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.