Lucy Letby #5

[CoffeeandCookies]

By no means do I have any experience in this area, but if there was a known risk that a baby would be born with medical issues, would a neonatal team be on standby during a birth so they can start taking care of the baby as soon as they are born?

Yes I’m sure this will be the case for severely premature births.
maybe I’m looking for a connection where there isn’t one but it’s hard to ignore the massive increase in stillbirths that happened at the same time.
I’m either looking at it as the hospital was completely incompetent which supports the theory LL didn’t have anything to do with the neo-natal deaths or are we to look at the fact that she was also around for some of the stillbirth deaths but either had nothing to do with them either, so why should be blamed for neo-natal deaths or she was somehow involved in them too?
just questions I have going around my head!

 

[bringingdownthebs]

I thought people could decline to be a witness, even in a criminal trial? Even LL isn't compelled to take the stand and I suspect she might not in this trial.

I’m sure I read somewhere it’s been confirmed already she won’t take the stand?

 

[hello from me]

Can you make notes on the jury. Or just listen

 

[Lottiew1]

I’ve seen first hand through my job where a very senior and well respected consultant surgeon removed the wrong from ovary from a patient and left her infertile. He refused to accept blame and then tried to blame the student nurses who were also in the theatre (but didn’t touch the patient). It all got swept under the carpet and he got transferred to a different hospital.

Disgraceful

 

[hello from me]

Will they have a catch up at the end of each day between the jury

 

[InchSchlong]

Evidence based practice changes year on year with healthcare. I can't believe they are going this far back! Even at university, nursing students are told to look at evidence that goes no further back than 5 years because of how quickly things change within the profession and constant ongoing research for best practice! How strange!

Exactly my point!

 

[Dizzy]

I don't feel she is innocent, actually my gut feeling at this point is that she is probably guilty, but what you've listed here doesn't say to me "guilty beyond a reasonable doubt". Coincidence, even overwhelming coincidence, isn't proof.

What does say guilty to you? Again, just interested to know different views.

 

[Haveyouanywool]

Not sure I don’t work there anymore. I always though the only exceptions were airline and transport fields. Could be wrong though!

I’m not sure either to be honest. I’m pretty sure it will be different for Drs.
I think that, in such a high pressured ward where accuracy is key, there would have to be some guidelines.
I would think that, by the time she was under suspicion, they would really be keeping an eye on her hours.