Lucy Letby doctor’s damning verdict

The Independent's Morning Headlines email [The Independent]( August 23, 2023 [View online](   [Morning Headlines]( 1 /[NHS bosses who ignored warnings must account for nurse’s crimes]( The doctor who first raised the alarm [over Lucy Letby]( has called for NHS managers to be held accountable for ignoring concerns. Lead paediatric consultant Dr Stephen Brearey wants hospital managers to be regulated in the same way as doctors and nurses, after [Britain’s most prolific child killer]( was allowed to continue in her role until June 2016 [despite concerns being raised]( by clinicians months before. The call came as Letby, 33, began her [whole-life sentence in prison for the murder of seven babies]( and the attempted murders of six more. It came as: - A lawyer representing seven families involved in the Letby case said civil action would provide answers about what happened at the hospital where the nurse worked - A second doctor said the NHS had “no robust system of accountability” among senior NHS management positions - A doctors’ union called for the law to change to better protect NHS whistleblowers - A minister said a statutory inquiry is “on the table” amid calls for powers to summon NHS chiefs - The Nursing and Midwifery Council says it is looking in claims against Letby’s former boss Alison Kelly Dr Brearey raised concerns in July 2015 with senior management at the Countess of Chester Hospital, but it took a year until Letby was removed from frontline duties.   2 /[First womb transplant takes place in UK after sister donates uterus]( ‘She was absolutely over the moon, very happy and is hoping that she can go on to have not one but two babies,’ lead surgeon says 3 /[Government urged to explain ‘shambolic’ plan for new Brexit border checks]( Businesses say they have been left in the dark as Labour accuses ministers of ‘absolutely shambolic’ handling [Woman who was raped by Met Police officer speaks out: ‘I had to tell the truth’]( Lauren Taylor has bravely waived her anonymity to speak of her horrific ordeal 5 /[Eight people trapped in cable car dangling 900ft over Pakistan ravine saved in dramatic rescue]( Six children and two adults saved in 16-hour long operation THE BIG QUESTION [Is this really the funniest joke at Edinburgh Fringe?]( A joke about a cheetah has raced into first place as Edinburgh Fringe’s “funniest joke” of 2023. 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