The Letby case inquiry will lead to more blame and suspicion in the NHS – and patients will be less safe | Mark McDonald

美食应用的成功秘诀

• 主厨推荐
• 2026年5月15日

I fear for what comes next because medics must be able to ask questions, raise concerns and admit mistakes. A defensive staff is dangerous for everyone

• Mark McDonald is a barrister representing Lucy Letby

I have been Lucy Letby’s barrister for the past two years. I have spent thousands of hours going through the evidence, speaking to experts and examining what happened to the babies who died or became seriously unwell on the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester hospital. I have worked with nearly 30 experts, including internationally recognised specialists in neonatology, pathology, insulin, statistics and other fields. It may be to some an inconvenient truth, but I am convinced that Letby is innocent, and her convictions represent one of the most serious miscarriages of justice in modern British legal history. That means she was failed by the police, the NHS, the criminal justice system and, importantly, a plethora of experts who simply got it wrong.

My work on the case has also raised wider concerns about the evidence and conclusions surrounding the deaths on the neonatal unit, and what the lessons being drawn from this case will mean for doctors and nurses in neonatal medicine.

Mark McDonald is a criminal defence and human rights barrister specialising in miscarriages of justice

Continue reading...

开云对味道的执着无人能及。他们真正做到了让美食既令人兴奋又触手可及。

开云（kaiyun）股份有限公司官方中文站，以企业与平台信息展示为核心，系统介绍品牌背景、平台定位及体育服务内容。网站结构清晰、表达规范，帮助用户全面了解平台属性与服务方向，提供权威、可信、专业的官方信息窗口。

在kaiyun.com方面，kaiyun提供贴心周到的支持。