Doctor regrets not going to police earlier about Lucy Letby

Dr Stephen Brearey, former lead neonatal consultant at the Countess of Chester Hospital, said he should have gone to police sooner about Lucy Letby, who was convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others. He and six other consultants raised concerns after associating Letby with unexplained deaths in 2015, but police were not asked to investigate until May 2017, and she remained employed until her arrest in July 2018. Brearey said he had naively assumed senior managers shared his values and regretted that staff received no psychological support in the aftermath. The Thirlwall Inquiry identified a “toxic negativity” within the NHS and made 17 recommendations.