Friday 6 July 2018

Lucy Letby: Newborn deaths doubled at hospital where nurse arrested on suspicion of babies' murders worked

Lucy Letby: Newborn deaths doubled at hospital where nurse arrested on suspicion of babies' murders worked Audit data shows how in a single year neonatal mortality at Countess of Chester Hospital went from unremarkable to among highest in UK

Between 2014 and 2015 the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital (CoCH) in Cheshire saw the number of babies that died on its wards double, without any apparent explanation.

There were nine neonatal deaths in 2015, compared to four in 2014, according to data published by the Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquiries (MBRRACE-UK) research group. The Independent

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