https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-67006930
Not sure if I see the point in investigating public bodies for these offences. The sanction is only a fine which is meaningless for a public body. Even the there were to be a sanction of "close you down" that can't really apply to a hospital.
IMO any investigation should focus on the hospital director's personally with the option of jailing them. That would have a meaningful impact on public (and indeed private) sector managers.
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if there's a reason to think there was a crime committed they ought to investigate
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Unless the police have a team of reputable medical and science experts assisting them (which they won’t) I can’t see how this investigation can be anything but negligent.
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Definitely agree that they should fire and find management as it’s pointless getting the NHS to hand money to central government and then have it given back.
You don’t need to be a medical expert to decide that management possibly should have investigated earlier.
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Investigated what?
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Why the death rate amongst newborns had sky rocketed and reports from colleagues about Lucy Letby.
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Agreed re fines but this sort of thing happens much more in negligence claims. Hospitals (and other public tortfeasors) pay millions a year in benefit recoupment when they settle clin neg/PI claims. It does seem daft.
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How would the investigator assess increase in deaths as it hadn’t sky rocketed looking at figures over all.
There were no actions or words by LL to investigate. Only statistics.
Who is the investigator in a hospital?
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I'm not a doctor but my understanding is that each department monitors its own figures and is under a duty to look into it if they notice an increase in mortality.
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Letby is a scapegoat for the hospital's failings.
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I just don’t think this is realistic bearing in mind there is still credible evidence and debate as to the cause of deaths.
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LetbyThe hospital is a scapegoat for thehospital'sLetby's failings.Fixed that for you.
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Not sure this is your strong point Sails.
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Concerns were expressed by senior medical staff which they say the hospital directors ignored. That at least could be grounds for wrongdoing.
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Indeed Elephant it's not as I'm not a medic or an expert in medical law and just commenting based on my understanding of things and what seems reasonably obvious to a layman.
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Agree Crypto.
They should impose sanctions (prosecute or sack without any pay off or massive final salary pension). I can't believe that in the NHS and social services they either move this people to another place or give them a huge pay off. Head of s s re Baby P comes to mind.
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